Learning In Safe Schools

“All Children Belong!”

Marilyn Caldwell

November 2, 2012

Current Practises

Tribes Second Step Roots of Empathy Aboriginal Language and Culture Positive Action Counselling Diversity Clubs Focus on Bullying Vancouver Coastal Health

Pro Active

Current Practices

Enhanced Codes of Conduct Board Policies Restorative Practises School Wide Responses

- Assemblies- Theme Days

Reactive

10 Point StrategyERASE

Expect Respect and a Safe Education

A five-year, multi-level training program for education and community partners to help them proactively identify and address threats. Spring 2013

Preventing One day session for elementaryBullying1 teacher/1 admin from each school

Basic Risk 2 day training sessions

Assessment 2 reps from each mid/high school

Admin/Counsellor/Community members

New online tools, including a Smartphone app, for kids to report bullying anonymously.

Available before Winter Break We already have www.psstworld.com

Dedicated safe school co-ordinators in every school district – January 2013

Marilyn Caldwell. Rose Mackenzie, Lisa McCullough

Stronger codes of conduct for schoolsDone 2012

Provincial guidelines for threat assessments.

Coming from the Ministry of Education

On line materials for parents

Coming from the Ministry of Education

Formal protocols to guide and co-ordinate the work of school and community partners

Tri ministerial protocols on: Child Abuse Risk Assessment Suicide Postvention Threat Assessment (Spring 2013)

A provincial advisory committee with representatives from police, school and social agency partners.

Anti-bullying and threat assessment training for pre-service teachers: Universities

Focusing one of the existing six provincial teacher professional development days on anti-bullying.

Today!