Getting Along:
A Positive Approach to
Bullying
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence:
Friday 17 March
WALT: recognise bullying and use strategies to
stop it.
WILF:
 An
understanding of types of bullying
 Confidence
to use strategies to stop or
deal with bullying to self or others
What is Bullying?
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Watch the video and discuss the question.
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Bullying is NEVER okay!
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What is bullying?
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What is NOT bullying!
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Who can be bullied?
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Who can be ‘a bully’?
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How does being bullied make you feel?
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Kids talk
Wellbeing and Bullying
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Bullying is “when someone (or a group of people) with
more power than you repeatedly and intentionally uses
negative words and/or actions against you, which causes
you distress and risks your wellbeing”
(Bond, Carlin, Thomas, Rubin & Patton, 2001).
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Bullying’ affects our wellbeing.
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Discuss how it might affect our physical, social, emotional,
cognitive or spiritual wellbeing.
Say NO to bullying!
Say YES to our own wellbeing!
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What positive things can you do if you are being bullied?
 YOU
have the power!!!
Say NO to bullying!
Say YES to others’ wellbeing!
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What positive actions can you take if you see someone being bullied?
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Our special Superpower (Yrs 3-6)
 We
ALL have the power to STOP bullying!
Finding solutions to bullying
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Milton's dreams are dashed
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On a scale of 1-10, where 10 is when everything is great for Milton, how
would Milton be feeling now?
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What could he do to feel better and move himself up the scale?
What do you think? Do you agree/disagree?
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People who choose to bully feel powerful.
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Bullying behaviours should be ignored.
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If someone else in the class takes action, then it is okay for me to ignore the
situation.
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Inactive/passive bystanders are people that are afraid of conflict.
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We should treat people in the same manner that they treat us.
Wellbeing in action….. Say NO to bullying!
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Be a super power by showing one strategy that you can
use to stop bullying.
In groups, make up role plays that demonstrate strategies to stop:
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Physical bullying
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Verbal bullying
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Cyber bullying
Wellbeing at Oakhill Drive: The ‘Buddy Bench’
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When might a student go to sit on the ‘buddy bench’?
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Why do you think the ‘buddy bench’ colourful?
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What could you do to help someone on the buddy bench?
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What could you do to help them find a solution
to how they are feeling?
Believe in yourself!
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“If they don't like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.”
Taylor Swift
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True Colours