Bullying:Bullying:

The role of the bystander.The role of the bystander.

What is bullying?What is bullying?

Bullying is intentional (not an accident) a Bullying is intentional (not an accident) a bully hurts someone on purpose. bully hurts someone on purpose.

Bullying is repetitive. This means that the Bullying is repetitive. This means that the bully hurts someone over and over again, it bully hurts someone over and over again, it isn’t an incident that happens only once.isn’t an incident that happens only once.

In general, bullying is where one person In general, bullying is where one person acts like they have more power than acts like they have more power than another, and does whatever they can to hurt another, and does whatever they can to hurt that person. that person.

Different forms of bullying.Different forms of bullying.

Physical: e.g. kicking, hitting and damaging Physical: e.g. kicking, hitting and damaging their belongings.their belongings.

Verbal: e.g. name calling, taunting, threats Verbal: e.g. name calling, taunting, threats and making offensive remarks.and making offensive remarks.

Indirect: e.g. spreading nasty stories about Indirect: e.g. spreading nasty stories about someone, gossiping and excluding people someone, gossiping and excluding people from social groups like games.from social groups like games.

Cyber: sending nasty emails, texts or Cyber: sending nasty emails, texts or making nasty phone calls.making nasty phone calls.

What is a bystander?What is a bystander?

A A witnesswitness

An onlooker

An observer

Would you support the bullied Would you support the bullied person?person?

What would make you decide not to help?What would make you decide not to help?

In pairs, write down when you would and In pairs, write down when you would and when you wouldn’t help.when you wouldn’t help.

What could you do?What could you do?

Look at the statements you have been Look at the statements you have been given. Order these statements in order given. Order these statements in order of what you think you would be most of what you think you would be most likely to do to those you think you likely to do to those you think you definitely wouldn’t.definitely wouldn’t.

Think about your school.Think about your school.

Where are there areas that you have seen Where are there areas that you have seen bullying happen or you think are places bullying happen or you think are places bullies could operate without being seen.bullies could operate without being seen.

School councillors could write these down. School councillors could write these down. What do you think the school could do to What do you think the school could do to prevent this happening in these places?prevent this happening in these places?

Did you know?Did you know?

Bullying will stop in under 10 seconds when Bullying will stop in under 10 seconds when peers (other children) intervene nearly 60% peers (other children) intervene nearly 60% of the time. of the time.

85% of bullying takes place with bystanders 85% of bullying takes place with bystanders present.present.

In playground observations, peers In playground observations, peers intervened and stopped bullying in more intervened and stopped bullying in more instances than adults did. instances than adults did.

Slogans to add to posters or poems.Slogans to add to posters or poems.

If you are not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem

Get help, do not look on, do something!

Bullying: See it, Get help, Stop it.

Say no to bullying!

Don’t just stand there, do something!