Anti-Bullying Week Assembly

What is bullying? Bullying is behaviour by an individual or group, repeated over time, that intentionally hurts another individual or group either physically or emotionally… bullying is often motivated by prejudice against particular groups, for example on grounds of ethnicity, religion, belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation or disability, or because a child is in care, has caring responsibilities or mental health issues.

It comes in many forms; for example Homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying Racist or religiously motivated bullying Sexist and sexual bullying Workplace bullying Physical assault Teasing Making threats Name-calling Cyber-bullying Disablist bullying (Our theme for 2014)

The Facts and Figures of Bullying at our school Good News In the 2013 Safe at School survey X% of students said they had not been bullied in the last term. X% of students said that they felt safe at school. Bad News However X% of our students had experienced bullying More worryingly X% of our students who receive extra help said that they had experienced bullying in the last term. In our city 24% of those who said they had extra help have been bullied compared to 12% of the entire sample

National Bad News 83% of young people with learning difficulties ( that’s 8 out of 10) have experienced bullying Over 90% of parents of children with Asperger Syndrome have reported bullying of their child

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT BULLYING? What percentage of young people with a physical disability had been bullied? a)50% b)57% c)63% c) 63% Young people with disabilities are bullied more than any other group of young people WHY?

Definition A disabled person is someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long term (at least 12 months) adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities.

The most common types of bullying young disabled pupils have experienced includes: Name calling Teasing Malicious rumour spreading Ridicule Manipulation Isolation

The Social Model of Disability Discrimination against disabled people is socially created and has little to do with their impairments In other words it can be people and situations that can be the problem. Disabled pupils can also experience other people’s awkwardness. This can lead to isolation. Can you think of any examples of this ?

AWKWARD! DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT TERMS ? The Handicapped/ The Disabled

AWKWARD! INSTEAD SAY DISABLED PEOPLE

AWKWARD! DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT TERMS ? Mentally Handicapped

AWKWARD! INSTEAD SAY With a learning disability/ with learning disabilities

AWKWARD! DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT TERMS ? Wheelchair bound

AWKWARD! INSTEAD SAY Wheelchair user

AWKWARD! DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT TERMS ? Fits, spells, attacks

AWKWARD! INSTEAD SAY Seizures

AWKWARD! DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT TERMS ?

1.See the person, not just their impairment. He’s Pete who likes vampire films, not “that guy in the wheelchair”. 2.Try not to make assumptions about what someone can do, how they live or how being disabled affects them. Many of you hate it when people make assumptions about teenagers.make assumptions 3.Unsure or need to know something? Ask! Do it respectfully of course. 4.Accept what the disabled person says about themselves and their impairment. Remember they know themselves better than you do. 5.Remember not all conditions are visible. Things like epilepsy you can’t see by looking at someone. 6.Remember that fair does not mean we all get the same it means getting what we need. AWKWARD? DO YOU KNOW HOW TO ACT?

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If you focus on seeing the person, not their impairment, you can’t go far wrong.

“Let’s stop bullying for all”

*Be inclusive around the school *Think about your use of language *Remember we are all different and that is something to celebrate *See the person not the disability * Be part of a telling school- if you see something you don’t like act on it

Where can a young person get more information and help? ChildLine: ChildLine is the UK’s free, confidential helpline for children and young people. Trained volunteers are on hand to provide advice and support, by phone and online, 24 hours a day. Call Childline on or visit CyberMentors: CyberMentors is a safe social networking site providing information and support for young people affected by bullying. Young people aged 11–25 are trained as CyberMentors in schools and online, so that they can offer support and advice to other young people.