How students and parents can use an online reporting facility to access help and support from school.
New technology brings both new opportunities and new threats. Mobile phones, messaging services, email and social networking sites all have their...
O.T.O.L.I …… Have you been there?
"Social outcast ALICE TURNER went there to escape the constant bullying from the Populars. She is befriended by Jenny; an enigmatic waitress who seems to be stuck in the past."
"As the Populars begin to re...
-Research Shows Film-watching Effective Tool to Develop Emotional Intelligence-
To help teachers explore issues surrounding bullying this Anti-Bullying Week, November 14th, the education charity FILMCLUB (www.filmclub.org) is launching two thought-...
If you feel as though you are experiencing bullying in the workplace, this can be a very devastating and distressing issue. You may be feeling very low and anxious at the thought of going to work and facing the individual or group that may be subjec...
A news report today has claimed that children at some schools in Essex have been allegedly told by teachers to act less gay to prevent being bullied. Apparently, they had been warned about their appearance and their sexuality by teachers who may have ha...
Sexual Bullying and positive gender relationships workshops.
Sexual bullying is any behaviour, which degrades someone, singles someone out by the use of sexual language, gestures, violence and victimisation related to appearance. This ranges from groping...
Our evaluations were devised by Deborah Sheppard at Hertfordshire Mental Health and Well Being Team-Hertfordshire County Council 2009. The evaluations consist of 2 scale shift questions, 4 circle the answer questions, 5 tickbox questions and 3 written...
LEONIE HODGE
After leaving the world of media and television Leonie Hodge (BA Television Production) became the founder of TeenBoundariesUK. With qualifications in (CCAPP) Counselling and NVQ in Youth and Community work, Leonie has three year’s works...
TeenBoundariesUK welcomes any feedback. For specifics please email the relevant person/s below:
For school workshops and our mentoring scheme please contact: leonie@teenboundaries.co.uk; info@teenboundaries.co.uk
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TeenBoundariesUK aims to prevent sexual bullying and promoting positive gender relationships by challenging attitudes and promoting tolerance, understanding and cohesion between young people.
We recognise that different cultures need different perspectiv...
TeenBoundariesUK aims to prevent sexual bullying and promoting positive gender relationships by challenging attitudes and promoting tolerance, understanding and cohesion between young people.
We recognise that different cultures need different perspect...
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The Science Council* has designed a new website for 11-19 year olds called Future Morph, which highlights career opportunities for young people in science, technology, engineerin...
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Most mothers believe UK employers are poor in promoting family friendly policies, according to reseach carried out by Mumsnet.
A survey of 1,000 mothers showed that most rated t...
A further nine new free school projects, founded by parents and teachers, have been approved in England.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said the total of new schools was now 25.
The free schools are one of the government's flagship ideas for reforming...
Anti-bullying poster creator, Documentation for Education.Click, Create, Print & Share is one of Bullying UK’s most popular services, allowing young people to create their own Anti-bullying posters and share them through a wide range of options.
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Bullying UK is used as a teaching resource in schools and youth organisations and the schools' section has lots of information for head teachers, teachers, school ancillary workers and youth organisations.
The National Curriculum covers bullying and rel...
If you think that bullying is confined to the school playground then think again.
Bullying UK gets complaints about what happens on and off the sports pitch too. It isn't just other players who are the problem but parents, coaches and team managers c...
All UK state schools need to have bullying policies by law, but the type of policy they use is down to the school.
Bullying is big business, with a large number of firms selling anti-bullying courses, workbooks and training schemes to schools and LEAs....
There are many excellent anti-bullying projects and research going on in UK schools, LEAs and universities, which could be replicated in other areas of the UK.
If you want to share your expertise with other professionals, send details of your project to...
Carrying out projects in class, or as a school, makes sense if you are trying to find out whether bullying is a problem in your school, or whether your anti-bullying policy is effective.
Statistics
There are no official statistics for the number of p...
School support staff have a vital role to play because unlike teachers they are often in other areas of the building at break or lunchtime.
Lunchtime supervisors: Are you aware of pushing and shoving in the queue? Are some pupils missing lunch because th...
When a pupil tells you that he/she is being bullied it's important to gather all the facts from both sides. This includes talking to the bully and any witnesses.
Bullies will often not act alone and it's important to remember that you may be dealing wit...
Parents are usually very protective of their children so if their child comes home complaining of being bullied it's not surprising that they're concerned.
They may be very upset and storm into school demanding to know what you are going to do about the...
Bullying causes intense misery and many pupils who email Bullying UK say they are self harming or have made suicide attempts.
Large numbers of pupils who contact us, girls in particular, are at home because they are afraid or can't face going to sch...
How does a school deal with bullying? Should verbal and physical bullying be treated the same? Is one always worse than the other? How should complaints from parents be handled? What if it is the teachers who are being bullied?
Stopping the...
Homophobic bullying leads to more gay, lesbian and bisexual pupils playing truant and leaving school earlier than their heterosexual counterparts. Only six per cent of schools have specific policies to tackle the problem.
Challenging Homophob...
St Josephs RC High School in Lancashire invites The Scary Guy, a completely tattooed, giant of a man, to talk to pupils about taking responsibility for their behaviour.
The Scary Guy
15 minutes 00 seconds...
Using an imaginary case study, Mike Baker asks an expert panel how they would tackle escalating gang-related incidents within schools.
Gangs
30 minutes 00 seconds...
Learn more about the Peer Mentoring Project, a scheme designed to protect vulnerable pupils, as we follow three pairs of matched students at a school in Manchester.
Peer Mentoring - Matching and Caring
15 minutes 00 seconds...
A look at the ways in which one primary school in north London has used PSHE as part of their strategy to tackle bullying and transform pupils' behaviour.
KS1/2 PSHE - Talking about Bullying
15 minutes 00 seconds...
Sir Al Aynsley-Green, the children's commissioner for England, visits two schools to identify new and successful strategies to deal with bullying.
The Children's Champion - Combating Bullying
15 minutes 00 seconds...
Norway has reduced bullying in some schools by 50 per cent. In this programme, we find out why Norwegians are such pioneers in tackling bullying, and explore the key features of their successful approach.
Anti Bullying - How Do They Do It In...
Experts explore the problem of girls bullying other girls and give tips on how to identify the symptoms as well as tackling the causes.
Girls Bullying
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This programme, which has been designed for use in the classroom, helps tackle bullying by exploring the feelings of all those involved.
KS1/2 PSHE - Beat Bullying
15 minutes 00 seconds...
Bullying UK is sponsoring Teachers TV in Anti-Bullying Week (November 19-23). Among the programmes being shown, which you can also download free on www.teachers.tv/bullying are:
Inspirations: The Scary Guy Does Primary
The Scary Guy, tattooed and pierc...