Anti Bullying Week at
Old Ford Primary School
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As part of the National Anti-bullying Awareness Week Nov 22-26th 2004,
Parents,Carers, Staff and Students at Old Ford Primary School have been
thinking about Bullying.
They wanted to raise awareness of bullying and anti-bullying, the Anti-bullying
Charter, and the DFES pack: “Don’t Suffer in Silence”. |
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Click image to
see or print the Charter
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Tower Hamlets Schools:
Copies of this guidance available from
Ros Ferinand on 7364 4056 |
They looked at the newly relaunched Tower Hamlets Anti-bullying
and Anti-Harassment statement, and used it as a basis to think about Bullying,
what they do about it individually, and what they can do about it together.
The statement says that a good policy has to be developed by everyone.
To help do this they had a teacher workshop, a parent’s consultation,
anti-bullying assemblies for the children and a teacher’s assistant
workshop. |
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of making people feel hurt. It is deliberate. Invading their space. It
is physical, verbal, mental, emotional, and racist. It is ongoing, intimidation,
control, and power.
Click to see examples:
Parent
Teacher
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They compared it with the Tower Hamlets LEA statement.
Click here to read the Tower Hamlets definition
of Bullying |
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Why is it important
to stop bullying?
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| They thought that it was important to stop bullying; that being bullied
affects a child’s emotional wellbeing.
To learn properly people need to feel safe and secure.
In order to be safe everyone has to understand what bullying is, and what’s
being done in the school. |
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View a parent and child's view on why bullying must stop:
Parent whose child was bullied
If you bully
people
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| What do we do about bullying? |
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Pupils, parents, carers and staff talked about all the different strategies
they use relating to bullying.
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| Teacher Assistants "Brainstorming": |
Teacher Assistants brainstormed what they do: "Talk, listen, role-play,
listen to reason, make aware." See
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| Children talked about
what it was like to be bullied. |
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| Parents discussing bullying issues |
Parents and carers were asked "Do you think it is right -If they
hit you, hit them back."
Click below to see what parents thought.
Parent 1 Parent
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They realised it is difficult, especially in
the playground
Anita said
"We need to prevent bullying, not react to it."
One parent said "We are lucky the school has an established
policy to achieve this."
Children talked about what they should do if they are bullied:
"Talk to a teacher, tell the bully they do not like what
they are doing. Tell them to stop it."
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What can we all
do together to stop bullying? |
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| Agreeing Strategies |
Parents, carers and staff thought that it was important to:
-Develop agreed strategies.
-Raise awareness in assemblies.
-Have peer support & training.
Effective
Anti-bullying & Anti Harassment Policy Checklist (Word
Doc)
Example procedures document:
"Towards a Safe & Bully Free School" (Word
Doc)
Example "Anti-bullying
& Anti Harassment Policy Development" Staff workshop document
(Word Doc)
Example Parents consultation
document (Word Doc) |
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Click here for some
ideas for use in school
Taken from the Anti-Bullying Charter
The Policy states that
Each school will need to develop a bullying policy that clearly states
what constitutes bullying and the range of sanctions that may be applied.
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Assemblies in school
on Anti-bullying |
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Part of the day was to launch the Anti Bullying Alliance assemblies created
for use in schools.
Click here to see
copies of the Assemblies
The plans have been written by Ann Lovelace, author of several well-known
assembly guides. The school was very lucky to have Anne Lovelace there
to see them perform.
Click here for
a script of the Assembly
“Beyond the Colour”
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| Preparing for the assembly |
View some clips from the assembly:
Beyond the Colour
Born on
the same planet
Birds of the same
nest
We can only
survive collectively
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| Remembering Steven Lawrence |
One of the assemblies, “Beyond the Colour” is about Steven
Lawrence. Year 4 children showed this assembly to their school. They were
also invited to show their assembly at The National Ant-bullying Week
Regional Event at Grey Coats School in Westminster.
Who was Steven Lawrence?
View the whole Assembly
A stranger helped
Steven as he lay dying
How the Stranger remembers
Steven
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Everyone had a very good day looking at the issue of bullying.
Click below to see what one child thought of bullying by the end of the
day.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Anti-bullying Award - Make
a difference. This award is given to young people who have made an outstanding
contribution to tackling bullying in their school or community.
Visit their
site to find out more |
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Resources
Below are packs and weblinks to support teachers, parents & children
in dealing with this issue also:
Tower Hamlets Victim Support (Erica Duffy)
3 Merchant ST, London E3. 020 8981 8421 |
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alliance
Dont Suffer in Silence
Bullying Charity
Parentline Plus
Citizenship site
Wired For Health
UK Observatory
For the Promotion of Non-violence
Suzy Lamplugh
Personal Safety Charity |
Anti-bullying
Strategies
Bullying.co.uk
Pupil Advice
Bully Free Zone
Childline
Kidscape
BBC school site
Beat Bullying Kids
NSPCC Kidszone |
Special Thanks to:
Franka Kalvelage, the Tower Hamlets Healthy Schools
Advisory Teacher.
Anita Compton, from the NCB (National Children’s
Bureau,) who is the London Regional Anti-bullying Alliance Co-ordinator.
Ann Lovelace, author of several well-known assembly
guides published by Heinemann.
Trip Nathoo at Old Ford School |
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