Assignment 026 - Bullying! PLEASE HELP!

[courtnay]

im really struggling with this question...

Use an example (either real or fictitious) of a child or young person who has suffered bullying. Describe how to support the child/young person and/or their family.

i was bullied at school but didnt tell my family, so cant use this and im really struggling to think of other cases!
if anyone could help id really appreciate it!

thankyou xx

[raquel87]

i am also stuck on this question!!!!!!!!doesnt it just feel like your repeating yourself over and over again....my assessor has told me that im only allowed to use my pre-school hours for my course quite annoying as i have plenty of examples from the hours i work in my out of school club!!!!
finding this all really pants :-(

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi courtnay, I would think your experience is a perfect scenario to base your research on xx Look at what might of happened if you did disclose that information and the reasons why you didn't.

What would it of meant to you if the bullying had of been resolved?

Look at why you didn't tell first and then the type of person if available that you might of felt comfortable approaching - would it be someone you knew would be able to help you, that could support you and protect you all at the same time?

How would they manage the behaviour of the bullies.
Ensure you were safe on the journey from setting to home
Make sure you could go to them whenever the need arose.
Had enough control/'presence within the setting to help ensure you could feel comfortable being in the same place as the bullies.

See what your setting's anti-bullying policy and procedure contain and look to see how bullying is handled within your setting, for the age of the children attending.

raquel87, is it possible you can scale what you see in your after school role to events and any incidents within the preschool? Actions or behaviours will be similar - biting, pushing, snatching, taking belongings, teasing, unwanted chasing, segregation or purposeful exclusion from play, being in the company of someone and areas, using inappropriate words against others, confrontation, anger or aggresion, frustration & conflict over sharing & ownership. Is it possible the pre-school handles these situations very quickly & efficiently or that the environment is setup to reduce any incident of harmful behaviour or 'bullying?

A few links to help
Scotland's excellent respectme website - early years
NSPCC bullying
www.bullying.co.uk

Hth xx

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