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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..

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Any questions?

Thank you