Bullying Solutions : Evidence-based approaches to bullying in Australian schools
Australian research confirms that as many as four or five students in each Australian classroom are regularly bullied by other students. Bullying is now recognised as a human rights issue and a serious problem for everyone — for those who are bullied, those who take part in bullying, teachers, parents and the communities in which this antisocial and oppressive behaviour occurs.
Bullying Solutions explores the issue of bullying in Australian schools as well as providing practical tools for action. It contains:
- an overview of current national and international research on school bullying
- legal perspectives on school bullying in Australia
- discussion of recent anti-bullying prevention and management initiatives
- step-by-step instructions for writing and implementing anti-bullying policy
- relevant templates to assist schools to implement anti-bullying policy and procedures
The book’s contributors are active and respected researchers and practitioners in the areas of education and child behaviour and include:
Margaret Armstrong, Dale Bagshaw, Pam Carroll, Tilly Barger, Evelyn Field, Andrew Fuller, Helen McGrath, Alastair Nicholson, Toni Noble, Ken Rigby, Phillip Slee, Maree Stanley, Margaret Thorsborne
Their writings show the way in which evidence-based practices aimed at reducing and managing bullying can contribute to the creation of caring, supportive and safe school communities.
The National Coalition Against Bullying(NCAB) conducts national conferences working with, and seeking the support of, all education sectors and government departments. In the course of their work, NCAB members recognised a need for a resource to assist schools in delivering anti-bullying programs. Bullying Solutions is the result of the collaborative efforts of various NCAB members. 
Forewords
About the contributors
Introduction
Section One – An overview of bullying and possible solutions
- What international research tells us about bullying
- Legal perspectives on bullying
Appendix 2A: Crimes Act 1958 (Victoria), Sections 20 and 21
Appendix 2B: Crimes Act 1958 (Victoria), Section 21A
Appendix 2C: Crimes (Family Violence) Act 1987 (Victoria), Section 4, Intervention Orders
Section Two – An overview of preventive solutions for bullying
- What research tells us about whole-school programs for preventing bullying
- Core components of a school-wide safe schools curriculum
- The P.E.A.C.E. Pack: A whole-school program for reducing school bullying
- Buddy systems: Peer support in action
- The ‘Willy Kids Are Friendly Kids’ Program: One school’s whole-school approach
Appendix 7A: Components of the ‘Willy Kids Are Friendly Kids’ Program
- Using educational drama and bystander training to counteract bullying
Section Three – An overview of management solutions for bullying
- An overview of approaches to managing bully/victim problems
- A resilience-based approach to helping victims of bullying and their families
- Restorative responses to bullying
- A comparison of two non-punitive approaches to bullying
Appendix 12A: Differences between the Support Group (or No-Blame) Approach and the Method of Shared Concern
Appendix 12B: How to use two non-punitive approaches to bullying – The Support Group Approach and The Method of Shared Concern
- Effective ways to work with parents
Appendix 13A: Possible signs that your child may be being bullied or is bullying
Section Four – Putting it all together: Developing policy and procedures
- A safe school (anti-bullying) template for schools
Appendix 14A: The anti-bullying template for schools
Appendix 14B: Assessment tools
Appendix 14C: Template – definitions and examples
Appendix 14D: Using focus groups with students, staff and parents
Appendix 14E: Useful resources
Index
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