School Policy On Bullying Speech

It is important that you understand why the bullying is in process. Do you know why the child is doing the bullying? There are all sorts of reasons why children bully- the main reason being in power. Some bullies may have been bullied themselves and deal with their own fears by distressing others. Another common reason is that they are outcasts and feel that this is the only way to gain attention.

Are you able to identify the type of bullying? Name-calling and teasing are both common types of bullying, but boys will sometimes use strength to bully others, whereas girls will usually exclude someone from a group or may spread hurtful stories about them. But the most important thing to remember is that any form of bullying is extremely upsetting and disturbing for the child and in some cases the teacher as well. You must deal with this as early as possible because it may run out of hand.

It can sometimes be difficult for adults to understand the distress that bullying cause. There is no certain way of spotting if a child is being bullied, You may ask, 'How do I know whether a child is being bullied on the playground when I am not around?' But there are certain characteristics in their behaviour that can be spotted, such as, a change in attitude, an unexplained illness and not wanting to go to school may all be because of bullying.

You must remember that some children will go to great lengths to hide the fact that they are being bullied. They may not want to tell on the bully because they may think it will get worse if they do. You mustn't be put off because they won't say anything straight away, you must be patient with them.

Dan Bilton

When listening and talking to the child you must be patient. You will need to ask question but you must do it sensitively- you mustn't interrogate them. You must not take any action before discussing it between the child about what to do. This is the part that most teachers dread because you have to be so careful. This should not put you off, so long as it is done carefully and you show the child you care about what is happening it should be all right.

Something must be done because if the bullying goes on for a long time it can cause serious damage to the child's education and personal development- this is why it is so important that you help the child being bullied. You must not make promises that you cannot keep. The child needs to know that they can trust you. You must remember to tell the child that they have done the right thing by coming to talk to you. You must always remember to encourage pupils to accept that it is not wrong to 'tell' on the bully. The best way to do this is to make a school policy on zero tolerance on bullying. Schools can also help by helping their pupils learn skills in conflict resolution, support and 'buddying' schemes can also play a useful part on cracking down on bullying. But making a school policy is by far the best way to sort this problem out because it involving the whole school as a school rule rather than just those pupils those choose to go along to the learning clubs.

Children who have been badly bullied may need therapy- to avoid this from happening at your school I would advise you to start a school policy and crackdown on the bullies that make other pupils lives at your school a misery.

Thank you very much for listening. I hope I have given you an insight into the way that bullies are able to operate and I hope I have been able to persuade you into thinking about making a school policy to discontinue their anti- social behaviour.