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Parents Evening Presentation
BULLYING
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What is bullying?
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Our schools approach & how you can help
6 Final thoughts
New ‘Make a noise’ programme
How common is bullying?
Spotting the signs
Agenda
• Repetitive
• Intentional
• Power imbalance
What is bullying?
The repetitive, intentional hurting of one person or group by another person or group,
where the relationship involves an imbalance of power. Bullying can be physical, verbal
or psychological
Bullying is…
It can happen face-to-face or online
Different types of bullying
Race, religion or
culture
Special education needs or disability
Appearance or health
conditions
Sexual orientation
Young carers, children in
care or home circumstance
Sexist or sexual bullying
Bullying can be ...
Pushing, poking, kicking,
hitting, biting, pinching etc.
Physical
Name calling, sarcasm,
spreading rumours, threats,
teasing, belittling
Verbal
Isolating others, tormenting, hiding
books, threatening gestures, ridicule,
humiliation, intimidating, excluding,
manipulation and coercion
Emotional
Bullying can be ...
Unwanted physical contact,
inappropriate touching,
abusive comments,
homophobic abuse, exposure
to inappropriate films etc.
Sexual
Posting on social media,
sharing photos, sending
nasty text messages, social
exclusion
Online /cyber
Can include the exploitation
of individuals
Indirect
30% of 6-15 year olds
have been bullied in
the past year
30%
TRUE
Based on many different reports
bullying levels within the previous
academic year tend to fall
between 25 – 30%
Children are five
times more likely to be
bullied online than at
school
FALSE
Children are five times more
likely to be bullied at school
than at online
16,000 11-15 year olds are absent
from school at any one time due to
bullying
TRUE
Research from Red Balloon
Learning Centre and National
Centre for Social Research
showed this to be the case
87%
of bullied children
faced bullying in
school
56%
were unsure of
how to get help if they
or someone they know
experiences bullying
admitted feeling
nervous telling
someone about
bullying
48%
A whole school approach is important Immediate Media survey of 6-15 year olds showed that…
Spotting the signs
Refusing to
talk about it 1 in 10 parents are
aware their
child has been
bullied
Change in behaviour Avoiding talking
Is this bullying? Dean’s parents have split up.
Mark tells someone on social media and it then spreads around the whole school.
Not
bullying Bullying
Need more
information • Repetitive
• Intentional
• Hurtful
• Imbalance of power
• Can be physical, verbal or psychological.
• Can happen face-to-face or online
Consider
Is this bullying? Each time Ramon walks into a class a group of pupils giggle and whisper to each other.
Not
bullying Bullying
Need more
information • Repetitive
• Intentional
• Hurtful
Consider
• Imbalance of power
• Can be physical, verbal or psychological.
• Can happen face-to-face or online
Is this bullying? Tania and Susan won’t let Rachel play with them.
Not
bullying Bullying
Need more
information • Repetitive
• Intentional
• Hurtful
Consider
• Imbalance of power
• Can be physical, verbal or psychological.
• Can happen face-to-face or online
Our schools approach to bullying
A chance for you to put some of your statistics relating to bullying levels in your school. Do you monitor levels of bullying?
Also a chance to explain that you take cyberbullying seriously, that you want to work closely with parents to help tackle bullying in school.
You could also include your school’s anti-bullying policy.
How can you help? Talking is the best way to help
Remember this is an emotionally-charged problem
Stay calm, patient, and ask how you can help
Believe them, refrain from judging or belittling and acknowledge their feelings
Encourage them not to treat bullying as a secret - they can use you as release for their emotions; importantly keep the dialogue open
Praise them for being brave enough to share with you
Think very carefully about approaching other parents
Face to face Call us Email/Letter Make a noise
Always report bullying to the school
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The ‘Make a noise’ programme
The ‘Make a noise’ programme
A new programme to help address bullying in schools
Providing our school with access to a new online platform for bullying
• Online reporting of bullying by pupils & parents
• Access to resources, self-help advice and helplines
• A one-stop shop for all aspects of bullying/cyberbullying
A partnership between Internet Matters & tootoot
Supported by the Anti-Bullying Alliance
Provide schools with a reporting tool that will enable them to capture and evidence bullying, cyberbullying and other issues
Provide schools with a process to deal with and escalate issues raised
Educate parents & pupils about bullying & cyberbullying by providing a new bullying resources one-stop shop to support schools, young people and parents
‘Make a noise’ benefits
www.makeanoise.info
You can report by going
to makeanoise.info
Select your child’s school and
under the login box click
‘Are you a parent or guardian’
Create an account for yourself which your
school will then accept.
You can then communicate directly
with your child’s school
Reporting through ‘Make a noise’
The reporting tool
Through the online hub children, young people,
parents and carers will be able to report all issues
relating to bullying
The platform allows students and parents
submitting a report to include evidence such as
pictures, screenshots and videos
Each report is escalated to a nominated school
lead (e.g. anti-bullying co-ordinator, safeguarding
lead, pastoral care and senior management)
The reporting tool
The platform can be accessed on a mobile, laptop
or tablet, you and your child are given a username
and password to safeguard the account
This also allows schools to identify who wrote the
message if required
Vitally the system provides schools with a
confidential record of reports made and action taken
The resource hub - Parents
Parents can report
incidents of bullying
and cyberbullying
directly to the school
And access a comprehensive suite of
information to help:
• Understand bullying & cyberbullying
• Protect your children
• Deal with issues
Plus, downloadable leaflets & templates…etc.
On any device
The resource hub - Parents
For students
• Understanding bullying, and how to set up & use social media safely
• Dealing with bullying, talking to parents & teachers, reporting to social media &
helplines
For Teachers
• Information and guidance on how to respond to incidents
• Recommended classroom resources & staff training
• Latest guidance and best practice policy documents
The resource hub Bespoke for parents, students and teachers
Noise is better than
silence
If you’re child is unhappy or faces any challenges, we want you to make a…..
N 0 I S E
Overcome your worries
Issues can be solved
Speak up Every voice counts
Visit www.makeanoise.info Select our school
Create your ‘Make a noise’ account
Sign up
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FINAL THOUGHTS
Get engaged with
their digital life
makeanoise.info
Report and utilise
all the resources at
makeanoise.info
Remember..
More resources to explore
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Any questions?
Thank you