The assembly theme this week is Anti-bullying Bullying
The assembly theme this week is Anti-bullying
Bullying
What is bullying?
On purpose
Bullying is intentional (not an accident) a bully hurts someone on purpose
Repetitive
Bullying is repetitive. This means that the bully hurts someone over and over again; it isn’t an incident that happens only once.
Bullying is where one person acts like they have more power than another, and does whatever they can to hurt that person.
What kinds of bullying are there?
Different forms of bullying
Physical: kicking, hitting and damaging their belongings
Verbal: name calling, taunting, threats and making offensive remarks
Indirect:
spreading nasty stories about someone, gossiping and excluding people from social groups like games
Cyber: sending nasty emails, texts or making nasty phone calls
What is a
BY-STANDER?
What is a by-stander?
A witness
Would you support the bullied person?
What would make you decide not to help?
Did you know?
60% of the time, bullying will stop in under 10 seconds when peers (other children) do something about it
85% of bullying takes place with
by-standers present
On the playground, peers intervene and stop bullying in more cases than adults do
You have more of an impact!
Thoughts to consider
Get help, do not look on, do something!
Say no to bullying!
Don’t just stand there, do something!
A final
thought
How do you
get help if you
are being
bullied?
Who do you
tell?
At Horsendale Primary
School we all believe that we have the right to be respected and accepted for who we are.
We treat bullying seriously and we have strategies to deal with it.