Article: Anti-Bullying Resources

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At the instigation of the Healthy Settings Service the Anti-Bullying Alliance is delivering a free training event on Friday 7 November 2014 at the Digital Media Centre on developing effective Anti-Bullying Practice in relation to young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilites.  More details are available from this flyer

Anti-Bullying Week

Last year's Anti-Bullying week took place in November.  The Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning provides ideas for activities in school  which may be useful throughout the year.  This year's Anti-Bullying Week is from 17 to 21 November 2014 with a theme of Let's Stop Bullying Together.

Safeguarding Board Event

The Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board staged a very successful conference on Prejudice Based Bullying in November 2013 that covered a range of bullying related themes.

  • Prejudice Based Bulling - signs, symptoms and responses
  • Cyberbullying
  • Public Equality Duty and Hate and Hidden Crime
  • The PREVENT Agenda

The event reinforced the key principle that "those involved in working with children and young people have a duty of care and a responsibility for their safeguarding and welfare"  

There are many organisations and websites providing valuable advice and information to help professionals in their response to bullying.  The following are a sample:

The Big Award

The BIG Award is the first national award for bullying intervention. Members can achieve the award by completing an online portfolio and can also access excellent resources, as well as being updated on all the latest anti-bullying news/guidance. Take a tour around the Bullying Intervention Group website

Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning - useful links

Ofsted - has published a report - No place for bullying: How schools create a positive culture and prevent and tackle bullying.  This recommends that schools help pupils to understand the difference between banter and interactions that can threaten or hurt and ensure that pupils understand the importance of using inclusive and non-derogatory language.

The Department for Education provides advice for head teachers, staff and governing bodies on preventing and tackling bullying and on supporting young people who are bullied

Inspectors briefing on Exploring the school's actions to prevent and tackle homophobic and transphobic bullying

Hertfordshire Grid for Learning - Defines prejudice based bullying and provides links to useful sites and information.

Scottish Government "Toolkit for Teachers: Dealing with Homophobia and homophobic Bullying in Scottish Schools"

Contact a family - The organisation for families with children with disabilites defines bullying and the implications for children with disabilites

Anti-Bullying Alliance - provides links to a wealth of useful information, resources and advice including research findings

Devon County Council has published a booklet on preventing and responding to prejudice related bullying

Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board Policies and Procedures are available here