Sc hool Na me: Great Lakes Coll ege: For st er Ca mpus Publi shed : 14 th Nov e mb er 2016
Our Sc hool Anti - Bul l yi ng Pl an
Our Sc hool Anti - Bul l yi ng Pl a n Thi s pl an outli nes the pr ocesses f or preventi ng and respondi ng t o st udent bull yi ng i n our school and refl ects the Bul l yi ng: Pr eventi ng and Res pondi ng t o St udent Bul l yi ng i n Sc hool s Pol i cy of t he Ne w S o ut h Wal es De p ar t me nt of Educ ati on and Co mmu ni ti es. St at e me ntofpur pos e Students, teachers, parents, caregivers and me mbers of the wi der school c o mmu ni t y hav e a r esponsi bi l i t y t o: Pr o mot e posi ti ve rel ati onshi ps t hat respect and accept i ndi vi dual differences and diversity within the whole school community through t he i mpl e ment ati on of t he Coll ege s Cor e Val ues Contri but e t o t he devel opme nt of t he Anti -bul l yi ng Plan and support it t hr ough wor ds and acti ons and acti vel y wor k t oget her t o r esol ve inci dents of bull yi ng behavi our when t hey occur. Pr ot ecti on Strat egi es to support st udents who ar e vi cti ms of anti soci al and bull yi ng behavi or: Of f er Wel f ar e pr ogr a ms t hat t ar get st udent needs i f avail abl e Teach asserti veness skills I mes s a g es Teac h c onfli ct resol uti on skills Dev el op a s hared c onc er n. Li st en. E mp o wer st ude nt s i n t he cl as sr oo m Pl ace st udents i n si t uati ons wher e t hey experi ence success Shar e st ori es about bul l yi ng and over co mi ng i t Provide safe havens Consistently attempt to build self estee m Strat egi es to support st udents who di spl ay anti soci al or bull yi ng behavi ours: Bui l d s el f est ee m and r el ati ons hi p s ki l l s No bl a me a ppr oac h Look for warning signs i denti f y tri gger s I mpl e ment cons equences for bull yi ng behavi or Pr ovi de st udents wi t h counseli ng/support Teach self moni t ori ng skills behavi our chart Teac h pr obl e ms ol vi ng skills Cooper ati ve l ear ni ng strat egi es Teac hers as ment or f or st udent E mp o we rs t u d e nt si nt hecl a s s r o o m. Teach anger manage ment skills Of f er Wel f ar e pr ogr a mthat tar gets student needs if avail abl e Strat egi es to support staff Offer training in Non Crisis Violence Intervention Op p or t uni t y t o debri ef Pr ovi de E mpl oyee Assi st ance Pr ogr a m det ai l s WHS hotli ne to report any inci dents Pr eventi on Wh ol e sc hool str at egi es T hei mpl ementation of the College s Core Values provides a positive classroom and pl aygr ound r el ati ons hi ps fr a me wor k t hat i s consi st ent acr oss al l year l evel s. The Cor e Val ues t oget her wi t h t he PDHPE syll abus provi des opport uni ti es f or di s c us si on, Dr a mar ol e- pl ay, Engli sh sel ect ed novel s, debat es and ot her c ur r i c ul u m ar e a s. So me ot her possi bl e strat egi es i ncl ude: School Anti- bul l yi ng Pl a n NS W Depart ment of Educati on and Co mmu ni ti es Sur veys wi t h staff, st udents and par ents i denti fyi ng i ssues and i ncl udi ng t he ma ppi ng of the school f or saf e and unsaf e ar eas.
Peer Support Progra mused 7 and 10. Peer Leader s hi p pr ogr a m del i ver ed t o Year 9 st udents. Strong SRC oper ati ng wi t h meeti ngs hel d weekl y. Anti- bullyi ng policy is distributed annually wi t h t h e g ui d e f or families and / or t he whol e pol i cy A St udent Support Offi cer and Past oral Car e Pr ogr a mis i n pl ace t hr ough t he Lear ni ng Support Tea mt o pr ovi de addi ti onal support t o st udents i n need. Thi s may be so met hi ng as si mpl e as aski ng f or a teacher to vol unt eer to be a speci al buddy t o a st udent i n need of addi ti onal att enti on. The t eac her woul d s eek out t he c hi l d at vari ous ti mes and engag e i n gener al conversati on wi t h the st udent. The Coll ege Ca mpus es have an open door poli cy. Par ents, staff and st udents knowt hey wi ll begi v e nt i mei ft h er ei sapr o bl e m. Anti Bullyi ng Policy available on school websites. Regul ar arti cl es i n The Dol phi n ne wsl ett er fr o m Col l ege Wel f are Tea m Rai si ng staff, par ent and student a war eness of bul l yi ng i ss ues at P &C, St aff and Year meeti ngs. Anti bul l yi ng br oc hur es, post er s and mess ages di s pl ayed ar ound t he Col l ege. Parti ci pati on i n the Nati onal Day of Acti on Agai nst Bul l yi ng and Vi ol ence, annuall y. Cl assroo mstrategi es Soci al skill s i ncl udi ng conflict r es ol uti on and cooper ati ve l ear ni ng t echni ques ar e t aught i n all l ess ons. Str at egi es f or deal i ng wi t h bul l yi ng ar e t aught i n PDH l essons as part of t he curri cul u mand as part of t he SSO r ol e. Teachers and st udent s ar e mor e a war e of appr opri at e ways t o r es ol ve confl i ct. Mo d el l i ng of Cor e Val ues /RA P pr o g r a m. Cl ass r ul es ar e negoti at ed ever y year wi t h t eacher and st udents - based on St udent Wel f are Poli cy. Acknowl edge ment of posi tive st udent behavi ours and rel ati ons hi ps t hr ough STAR Awar ds and DEAR Pr ogr ams sli ps. Pr ovi de opport uni ti es f or posi ti ve st udent i nt er acti on. Has sl e l og: means of reporting, it is i mportant if bullying conti nues t hat f urt her hassl e l ogs ar e compl et ed. It i s import ant for the school to identify of the initial intervention was i neff ecti ve. Pr ocedur es f or deal i ng wi th bul l yi ng behavi our Cl ass teacher and st udent deal wi t h s mall er i ssues. Mor e seri ous i nci dent s ar e r ecor ded i n Hassl e L ogs and on SE NTRAL r ec or ds and s uppor t t hr ough t he 5R s Resi li enc e, Ref r ai n, Recor d, Report, Respond. Par ent and staff wor k wi t h st udent s t o l ook at underl yi ng pr obl e ms and s eek s ol uti ons. Pri nci pal or st aff me mb er wor ks with individuals or groups on strategies that work. Di stri ct Support Staff are i nvol ved wi th pr o-s oci al pr og r a msi f r equi r ed. I ss ues ar e resol ved i n a cal m ma nner wi t h qui t e a l ar ge a mount of ti me gi ven t o heari ng what eac h st udent f eel s and assi sti ng all st udents f eel mor e abl e t o cope. Resti t uti on when r equi r ed s o t hat st udent s have t he noti on of ri ght s and r esponsi bi li ti es rei nf or ced and t he r equi r eme nt t o take responsi bility for t hei r own acti on. I nf or mati on about bul l yi ng i s di ss e mi nat ed i n the sc hool ne wsl ett er The Dol phi n and at school ass e mbl i es. I t is conti nuall y str essed t hat i t i s not sensi bl e t o suff er bul l yi ng i n sil ence. Par ents are request ed t o l et teachers knowif t hey bec o me a war e t hat t hei r chi l d i s bei ng bul li ed. Al l cases r eport ed ar e i nvesti gat ed. I n many cases st udents are bought toget her to medi ate/r esol ve t he i ss ue. Bull yi ng may be deal t wi t h i n speci fi c soci al skills l essons. Couns elli ng i s undert aken. Foll ow up after bull yi ng i nci dents have been resol ved. DoE Compl ai nt s Handl i ng Pol i cy.
Contacti ng Child well bei ng Unit, Community services/police wher e appr opri at e. The Anti- bullyi ng and Student Welfare Policies are written and endorsed wi th i n p ut f r o m s t af f, st udent s, par ent s and co mmuni t y repr es ent ati ves Earl y I nt erventi on I dentif y st udent s at ri sk. Of f eri ng t ar get ed pr ogr a ms e. g: Heart 2 Heart, Rock & Wat er, Mat es Day, Rai nbow/ Girls Day, Mentori ng, Boys and Girls Koori Group, Seasons f or Gr owt h, Managi ng t he Bull, Dr u mbeat, Nati onal Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, Performances and Police Visits. Moni t ori ng Att endance data, SENTRAL ref erral s, School Counsell or referrals, SSO monitoring. Specific Transition information/programs. Ref err al s t o L e ar ni n g S u p p or t T e a m. Backgr ound detail s of any ne w enr ol ments to establi sh if any i ssues of bul l yi ng fr o m pr evi ous school. School Anti- bul l yi ng Pl a n NS W Depart ment of Educati on and Co mmu ni ti es
Res ponse HASSL E L OG Student / Staff / Advocate reports the Bullying &Harass ment to the teacher of the class the incident occurred i n, pl aygr ound teacher on dut y if i n pl aygr ound or Year Advi ser if not at a specific ti me. Co mpl et e Hassl e Log Teacher investigates (informally using students or other staff, YA) Seri ous i nci dent s t o HT and DP i nf or med A CTI ON: War ni ng/ s ver bal Me di ati on/ couns el l i ng I nt er agency r ef er r al SENT RAL r ecor d SENT RAL r ecor d SENT RAL r ecor d Writt en report to st udent fil e Rec or d at Wel f ar e Team meeti ng Mi n ut est o st af f If additi onal support or monit ori ng r equi r ed Par ent cont act (If required) No f urt her r eport s Repeat ed Occurr ences DP i nvol ved HT Wel f ar e SSO advi sed Feedback YA/ Par e nt / Vi ct i m Act i on wi t h cons equenc e ( me di ati on, par ent al i nt er vi e w, i sol at i on, wri tt en cauti on, suspensi on
T he 5 R s Pr o- Acti ve Anti - Bul l yi ng Pr oc ess RESILIENCE - Take back contr ol by bui l di ng your resilience! Try to resolve t he si t uati on by bei ng asserti ve. RE S P OND - st aff me mber or by do wnl oadi ng one fr o mt he Ca mpus we bsi t es. REFL ECT on t he i nci dent and t he pr ocess. Has t he i nci dent been r esol ved, have you bui l t your r esi li enc e t hr ough t hi s pr oc ess? Year Advi s er s wi l l al s o f ol l ow up t o fi nd out i f t he i ss ue has been r esol ved. REF RAI N - REC ORD - I nst ead... Wh e n a bul l y starts ver bal l y att acki ng or off endi ng you, RE F R AI N fr o mco mmenti ng back t o t he m. Thi s will onl y f uel t he situation and escalate the comments made to you. REC ORD it by wr i ti ng it down i n t he back of your book. If it happens i n a parti cul ar subj ect, wri te i n t he back of that book. Li st the dat e, peri od, who sai d it, and what t hey sai d. If it happens duri ng recess or lunch i n t he pl aygr ound, write i n t he back of your di ary or sel ect a subj ect book but list l unch or r ecess as t he ti me t he an i nci dent occurr ed. Thi s is your acti on. You ar e doi ng somet hi ng...y ou ar e keepi ng a r ec or d of who has bul l i ed you and t hi s hel ps cr eat e a pat t er n of off enc e for t eac her s t o f ol l o w up on. It al s ol et s us k n o w i ft he pr o bl e ms ar e occurri ng i n parti cul ar subj ects or cl asses. Thi s pr oc ess does t ake ti me but us ual l y wi t hi n 2 weeks, i f you f ol l ow ALL t he st eps consi st entl y, t he bul l yi ng wi ll ceas e as t he bul l y fi nds i t t oo di ffi cul t t o abuse you bec ause t hey are bei ng watched by all your cl ass teachers. If you bel i eve t he bul l yi ng i s still occ urri ng i n cl ass t hen s ee your HT Wel f ar e, Year Advi ser or SSO and she t hey will appr oach your teacher and make sur e they ar e a war e of seri ous ness of t he si t uati on. REP ORT - Next... REPORT t he i nci dent t o t he first avail abl e teacher. If it i s duri ng a cl ass, speak t o t he teacher at t he fi rst avail abl e mo ment or af t er cl ass. I nf or mt he m as t o who has been hassli ng you and what t hey have sai d. I f i t happens duri ng r ec ess or l unc h t hen tell the teacher on pl aygr ound dut y or a teacher wi t h who m you ar e c o mf ort abl e. At t hi s time you s houl d al s o fill out a hassl e l og i f you hav e not al ready. Hassl e l ogs can be obt ai ned fro m any
Ad di ti onali nf or mat i o n Chil d well bei ng Uni t: 9269 9400 Chi l d Pr ot ecti on Hotli ne: 133 627 DEC St udent Servi ces Forster Offi ce: 65 917600 Us ef ul websi t es: Bul l yi ng No Way www. bull yi ngnoway. co m. au Ki ds mat t er ww w. ki ds mat t er. edu. au Mi n d ma t t er s www. mi nd matters. edu. au Sc hool c ont act i nf ormat i on Gr eatl ak es Col l eg e F or st er Ca mp us Cape Ha wke Dri ve, Forster Ph 65546062 Fax 65556904 Great Lakes College, Tuncurry Campus Nort her n Park way, Tuncurry Ph 65550500 Fax 65576511 Gr eatl ak es Col l eg e,seni or Ca mp us Nort her n Park way Ph 65550555 Nati onal Coal i ti on Agai nst Bul l yi ng www. ncab. or g. au Pri nci pal s co mme nt Anti- Bull yi ng Pl an devel oped aft er cons ul tati on wi th st aff, st udents, Par ents. T e a m c o ns i s t e d of : Gr a e mej enni ngs- Col l ege Pri nci pal Jennifer Miggins Pri nci pal FC P hi l Gri ev e - Deput y Pri nci pal FC Mi c k Ad a ms Deput y Pri nci pal FC Toni a Hopl ey- Hea d T e a c h e r Wel f ar e F C A n n et t e Whi t i ng- SS O F C S RC FC Exec uti ve/ HTs FC P &C - GL C Wel f are Tea m FC R e vi e w: Anti - Bul l yi ng Pl an t o be r evi e wed ever y 3 year s.