The right to feel safe A protective behaviours approach to anti-bullying   Liz Bates Education Advisor Services for Education liz.bates@servicesforeducation.co.uk

Protective Behaviours Internal measure of safety Unwritten rules Feelings, thoughts and behaviour We all have the right to feel safe all of the time We can talk with someone about anything Strategies Language of safety

An approach to anti-bullying Safeguarding Protective Behaviours The right to feel safe responsibility The language of safety labels shared meaning

I have the right to feel safe….. I also have the responsibility to uphold the right of others to feel safe

The right to feel safe As a starting point for anti-bullying policy May mean we don’t actually call it bullying What do we call it? Safeguarding policy

Language of Safety Quality Clarity Shared meaning O Ownership

Change the label Labels restrict, excuse and disguise Bullying. Bully. Victim Safeguarding Respecting rights

Resources – Emotional Health Something Has Happened – pupil book, teacher notes and lesson plans Ruby Rafa and Riz. Feel Think and Do – pupil book, teacher notes and lesson plans

The right to feel safe If we all have the right to feel safe in our school, and the responsibility to uphold the rights of others to feel safe, what would that mean for our school?

Thank you Liz Bates liz.bates@servicesforeducation.co.uk