Say No to Bullying

16th November 2010

Nikki Pullinger Engagement with Learning Consultant

Children & Young People’s Service

Chris Anderson

School Improvement Advisor

Bullying all around us?!

?

UNICEF survey of child well-being in rich countries:

• Material well-being• Family and peer relationships• Health and safety• Behaviour and risks• Own sense of well-being

(educational)• Own sense of well-being

(subjective)

Child Well-Being Table 1. Netherlands

2. Sweden

3. Denmark

4. Finland

5. Spain

6. Switzerland

7. Norway

8. Italy

9. Rep. of Ireland

10. Belgium

11. Germany12. Canada13. Greece14. Poland15. Czech Republic16. France17. Portugal18. Austria19. Hungary20. United States

21. UnitedKingdom

“What do we want for this child?”

What do you already know about SEAL?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self-Esteem

Love, Affection & Belonging

Safety Needs

Physiological, or Survival Needs

Self-Actualisation

Activity – Is it Bullying?

Is this bullying?

Bullying Not bullying

Not sure

•Using the quiz: is it bullying? (based on the activity for children in the Green set: Year 6, staff can discuss & complete the entire quiz)

Is this bullying?

Scott and Jennene are in Year 2 and they have a fight one day.

Jennene is really angry and takes Scott’s crisps and throws them on the floor.

Scott hits Jennene.

(From Say no to bullying – Yr 2)

What about this?

Liza and Kalam throw Yohance’s coat on the floor every morning and watch the teacher tell him off.

(From Say no to bullying – Yr 2)

“Say no to bullying” – Staffroom activity 1

1. Jenny tells Tony that if he doesn’t give her his dinner money she will beat him up.2. Dena keeps telling Susan to wear deodorant.3. Each time Ramon walks into a class a group of pupils giggle and whisper to each other.4. Terry spits into a drink and says he will make Jake drink it.5. Tania and Susan won’t let Rachel play with them.6. Joel and Dean have had an argument & kicks Dean’s bag.7. Peter accuses Rashid of stealing his game and they fight.8. John has a disability which means that he cannot always control his movements. A group of boys mimic him whenever he tries to join in the football game.

(Adapted from materials by Sonia Sharpe, used in the DfES Sheffield anti-bullying project)

ABA defines bullying as:

The repetitive, intentional hurting of one

person by another, where the relationship

involves an imbalance of power. Bullying can be carried out physically, verbally,

emotionally

or through cyberspace.

Bullying

What is bullying?• It’s hurtful and keeps

happening• Can be direct:

physical and/ or spoken

• Can be indirect: leaving out in the cold

What isn’t bullying?• Bullying isn’t replying to

nastiness from another child. Or when pupils with the same power, numbers and strength fight or argue from time to time.

Can involve staff, staff & pupils, parents/carers, as well as between pupils

Evidence of Bullying in SheffieldAll schools are asked to record incidents. Here are the results for 2005/6 (based on returns from 160/170 schools):

Primary Secondary Special

Total incidents

969(/approx 40K)

1662(/approx 30K)

90 (/approx 1K)

Racism 146 (15%) 99 (5.9%) 19 (21.1%)

Homophobic 25 (2.6%) 120 (7.2%) 4 (4.4)

Cyber 9 (0.8%) 124 (8.4%) 0

Evidence of Bullying in SheffieldAll schools are asked to record incidents. Here are the results for 2006/7 (based on returns from 174/180 schools):

Primary Secondary Special

Total incidents

831(/approx 40K)

1409(/approx 30K)

36 (/approx 1K)

Racism 165 (20%) 84 (6%) 3 (8.3%)

Homophobic 14 (1.7%) 79 (5.6%) 3 (8.3)

Cyber 19 (2.1%) 135 (9.5%) 2 (5.7%)

Evidence of Bullying in SheffieldAll schools are asked to record incidents. Here are the results for 2008/9 (based on returns from 171/180 schools):

Primary Secondary Special

Total incidents

794(/approx 40K)

1481(/approx 30K)

47 (/approx 1K)

Racism 214 (27%) 122 (12%) 6 (13%)

Homophobic 24(3%) 21(1.4%) 0

Cyber 22 (2.7%) 135(9%) 0

Y5: Experiences of bullying

Y7: Types of bullying

Y 10: Where has bullying taken place