1. What do we mean by bullying? 1

2. It is important we all have a shared understanding of what bullying is. Aims of the session: Develop our shared understanding of bullying Understand the difference between relational conflict and bullying Know that bullying is a group behaviour Understand the roles involved in bullying What is bullying? 2

3. The ABA (Anti-Bullying Alliance) defines bullying as: “the repetitive, intentional hurting of one person or group by another person or group, where the relationship involves an imbalance of power. Bullying can be physical, verbal or psychological. It can happen face-to-face or through cyberspace.” What is bullying? 3

4. e.g. 2 friends fall out… Insult No imbalance of power Insult Stop it! Insult Imbalance of power through repetition, threat, etc. Stop it! All of you! It’s not true!! Rumour spread Insult Clear imbalance of power 4

5. Activity 1 : is it bullying? Take a look at the scenarios on your sheet and decide in groups: 1)It is bullying 2)It is not bullying 3)Need more information to decide What is bullying and what is its impact? 5 RepetitiveIntentional Power imbalance Hurtful

6. Repetitive Intentional Power imbalance What is bullying? 6

7. Relational conflict and bullying Relational Conflict Power Balance Occasional Accidental Remorse and effort made to resolve Bullying Deliberate Repeated Imbalance of power No remorse 7

8. The traditional view Bully Victim 8 Find out what happened and sort it out

9. The community Labels Children and young people who bully/display bullying behaviour Children and young people who have been bullied 9

10. 10 Tease Belittle Humiliate Threaten Isolate Enrol others in bullying (“gang up”) Spread rumours Lie Goad Find a weak spot Intimidate Dirty looks Take belongings Manipulate Push Trip Kick Punch Undermine Exploit situations Shout Name calling Pick on someone What do ‘bullies’ do? RepetitiveIntentional Power imbalance Hurtful

11. Bullying as a group behaviour ‘Ringleader’ ‘Target’ ‘Reinforcer’ ‘Assistant’ ‘Defender’ ‘Outsider’ 11

12. Bullying as a group behaviour Ring- leader ‘Target’ ‘Reinforcer’ ‘Defender’ ‘Outsider’ 12 Assistant

13. How can we use this information prevent and respond to bullying in our school? 13