Bullying
• Bullying is defined as:
‘Behaviour by an individual or group, repeated over time, that intentionally hurts another individual or group, either physically or emotionally’
• All members of the school community can be victims of bullying. Examples of bullying behaviours are: o Physical : Taking or hiding belongings o Verbal: Name-calling, teasing, insulting, writing or sending unkind notes or messages, including cyber-bullying o Emotional: Being intentionally unfriendly, excluding, unfriendly looks, spreading rumours o Cyber: Email and internet chat room misuse, mobile phone threats by text, social websites
• Teachers should be alert to signs that students may be being bullied, and should report concerns to ………………………………………….. using
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The principal must first be given the opportunity to address the matter with the teacher or other officer, and to take, record and advise on action taken.
Child Abuse
Types of abuse can include but are not limited to physical, emotional and abuse through neglect.
Abuse may be acute or involve a long-term pattern of behaviours and actions and often children are abused in more than one way. Children may be in need of protection where their basic needs are not being met, in a manner appropriate to their stage of development, and they will be at risk from avoidable acts or omission on the part of their parent(s), a carer, sibling(s) or other relative(s).
All members of staff have a duty of care to students to ensure they are protected from all harm and threats of harm. All staff should be alert to signs and indicators which suggest a child may be in need of protection. Any suspected abuse needs to be reported immediately to …………………..
Signs and symptoms of abuse could include but are not limited to any of the
When working with children in the school setting you will need to be aware of the different signs that a child may be being abused, the signs may include behavioural and physical changes, although you will need to do your best to make sure the child’s safety is being looked after in your care but you will need to look for possible signs that they are being mistreated while they are not in
Describe the actions to take if a child or young person alleges harm or abuse in line who policies and procedures of own setting. If a child alleges harm or abuse it is vital that the person that they tell are trained to deal with this effectively so that the child can be reassured that they have done the right thing and that the allegation can be acted upon. The school at which I work provides regular Safeguarding training to all staff which refers to policies such as Keeping Children Safe in Education, as well as providing practical advice to all staff in the event of a disclosure.
When working with children and young people, it is important that their safety and well-being is paramount. There are a number of guidelines, policies and procedures which cover the safeguarding of pupils, including; Working together to safeguard children (2013)- This policy sets out guidelines of how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. As well as laying out these guidelines, the document also provides a summary of: The nature of child abuse and neglect and the impact it may have on children and young people. How to operate the best practice in child protection procedure.
The Department for Education has responsibilities for child protection in England. It sets out policy, legislation and statutory guidance on how the child protection system should work. There is a framework to follow which enables professionals to identify children who are at risk of
Bullying rules need to be stricter because the suicide rate has increased, more students drop out because of bullying/harassment, and more students have been diagnosed with depression. Bullying rules need to be stricter because the suicide rate has increased. Bullying, the trademark of angst-filled teenage years, has always been viewed as a rite of passage or just simply an unpleasant part of growing up. However, what began as “harmless” taunting has transformed into shocking acts of hatred, verbal harassment and physical abuse. Which leads to dropouts, and will increase the dropout rates.
The Wounded Heart The book The Wounded Heart is a book written for the purpose of offering hope for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse. The book examines the reality there are so many victims of sexual abuse who are now adults, and are still suffering the consequences of the abuse they encounter as child, and how these sexual abuse have not only destroy their trust in people, but it has damage their current relationships, how it has impacted their dreams for the future, it has caused people to suffer from anxiety, depression, stress, anger, how it has made them feel with a sense of guilt and shame, even though it was not their fault. This book takes a look at the issues related to sexual abuse, while also looking for God for peace and
Around the world there are many kind of problems that afflict kids of all age but there is one in particular that is relevant, this problem is the bullying. Also many kids commit suicide because of this problem, this isn't an actual problem, the bullying exist many years ago almost all generations of humans witness the bullying in the childhood.
Child protection is an aspect of safeguarding and it refers to protecting individual child from maltreatment. Professionals in Setting X are able to recognize the signs and symptoms of child abuse that are identified in document Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 as physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. Knowing about the forms of abuse allows the practitioner to identify them and report to stop the abuse from happening. Other forms of abuse according to NSPCC (2016a) are also Bullying, Female Genitals Mutilation (FGM), child grooming, child trafficking and online abuse.
This article explains what is bullying exactly. Bullying is any form of psychological, verbal, or physical abuse that occurs repeatedly among schoolchildren over a period. Statistically, the dominant type of violence is emotional and occurs mostly in the classroom and courtyard of schools. Bullying is a kind of torture, methodical and systematic, in which the aggressor sums up the victim, often with silence, indifference or complicity of other comrades. The author explains some characteristic and consequences of bullying.
The school bans the use of any physical force that can cause pain, as a way of discipline even though staff may use reasonable force to restrain or control pupils to prevent damage to property or a criminal offence being committed. This is in line with the DfE (2013) who suggests that teachers may use reasonable force to prevent pupils from harming themselves and others. Pupils’ views and opinions are acknowledged through the school council in line with article 12 of the of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child who stated that any child capable of forming her or his own views has the right to freely express those views in all matters affecting the child (DfE, 2010). The school aims to achieve at least a good behaviour at all school’s inspections as recommended by the DfE (2013b) who states that schools should have high expectation of pupils’
"Child Abuse and Neglect" says that Physical abuse can include "striking a child with the hand, fist, or foot or with an object, burning, shaking, pushing, or throwing a child; pinching or biting the child, pulling a child by the hair or cutting off a child’s air." However, physical abuse is considered to be a use of punishment in wrecked as well as normal families such as the use of physical force with the intent of inflicting bodily pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control or discipline. Yet, there is a thin line between physical punishment and abuse which many parents seem to lack notice of. "Child Abuse and Neglect" explains that the level of force used by an angry or frustrated parent can easily get out of hand and lead to injury. Emotional or verbal abuse is one of the worst forms of mistreatment due to its invisibility.
Bullying can be defined as the activity of misuse of power by an individual or a group towards one or more people. It is a harmful activity that will hurt another physically, mentally or emotionally. Bullying can involve all forms of harassment including humiliation, domination, intimidation and victimization that based on gender, race or disability. Bullying can be happen everywhere. For examples, at school, in a member team, between neighbors or in workplace.
Bullying or victimizing when a person encounters negative actions on the part of other people repeatedly over time. As defined by Olweus (2014), “the three key concepts that differentiate bullying from other forms of violence and conflict are: an intent to harm or upset another person, the harmful behavior is done repeatedly and over time, and the relationship between the bully (or bullies) and the victim(s) is characterized by an imbalance in power.” According to the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) report on child well-being, bullying occurs when “another student, or a group of students, say or do nasty and unpleasant things to him or her. It is also bullying when a student is teased repeatedly or is purposely being isolated. But it
There are many definitions for bullying, people have different definitions of it. However the same thing is that most people agree on is that it is horrible, and should be stopped. Bullying is defined as the systematic use of power by one dominant or powerful individual or group over another less dominate individual. Bullying is also said that it is the unprovoked physical or physiological abuse of an individual or group over time to create an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse. However most know bullying as an unfair and one-sided behavior that happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening threatening or leaving some one out on purpose.
Each and every human being on the surface of this world should acknowledge that bullying is illegal and even illegitimate against the law. The bullying issue is no more a laughing matter and must be taken quite seriously. This is because it does not only cause damages but also can cause human’s precious life into a disastrous death. But,first and foremost,how the term bullying can be defined? Well,bullying can be defined as the act of any extreme or unwanted physical or verbal behaviour,that is directly or indirectly towards a defenseless person who means no harm in any manner.