Joanna Siecińska ZNP, Poland

 code of conduct  Hotline for Teachers  Social Labour Inpsectorate  Coalition for Equal Chances

 several year-long project  preparatory stage – since 2006  9 th December 2009 – conference in Warsaw with FES (cyber harassment included) Actions to be taken :  discussion and exchange of good practices and international initiatives  presentation of the project to ZNP members (origin, principles, goals)  presentation of educational package (model training materials)  organisation of conferences (from January to June 2010) – feedback on the package; filling in evaluation forms)

Project goals and objectives :  to raise awareness  to improve the quality of relations  to improve the status and legal protection of education workers  to create a favourable social atmosphere towards & among teachers  to enhance professional and ethical responsibility towards pupils, colleagues and parents

Timeframe:  analysis of forms, rectifications, supplement to the package July - August 2010  design and layout – September 2010  printing – October 2010  presentation at the Convention and adoption of the code – November 2010  4-year-long implementation – from January 2011 on

 Hotline for Teachers  anonymous, free of charge consultations targeted at teachers  professional educators and psychologists  May 2007 – December 2009  Social Labour Inspectorate – a national unit  supervising labour law’s implementation at school  ensuring safe and healthy working conditions  protecting employees’ rights.

 Coalition for Equal Chances - anti-discrimination group - 27 different organisations and associations, including the only trade union – ZNP - 1st meeting - 19th April 2010

 close cooperation with partner institutions tackling cyber harassment: - state institutions (CMPPP – in-service teacher training institution) - NGOs : FDN – Nobody’s Children Foundation CBOS – Public Opinion Research Centre

Nobody’s Children Foundation (FDN) – initiatives:  nationwide campaign „Child on the Internet”  action „Stop to cyber bullying”  project „Sieciaki.pl” (Internet users)  Helpline.org.pl

 review of available materials on cyber harassment: * research programmes - „Internet threats to children” (2004, 2006; FDN) - „Children’s exposure to dangerous content on the Web” (2006; FDN) - „Peer bullying and electronic media” (2007; FDN) - „Portait of the Internet user” (2009, CBOS) - „Using the Internet” (2009) - „The Internet risks” (2009)

* reports - „Aggression and violence at school” questionnaire surveys conducted in 1997, 2003, 2007 * e-books targeted at teachers, children and parents - „How to react to cyber harassment” (FDN, CMPPP) - „Safe Internet”

 conference in 2011 – collection of good practices from regions – organised in cooperation with GEW  brochure & how-to book to be published  training 1 specialist in each region – counselling on discrimination  creation of ZNP Equal Committee

 drawing up a concept for the activity of equal treatment experts at ZNP district committees (experience, achievements, practices)  training courses for equal treatment experts (anti- discrimination law, equality in education, good practice examples) – experience shared by GEW  seminar on equal treatment (1 st session of the Committee on 25 th November 2010)  dissemination and promotion of materials