Resources

Posters for Schools

These resources can be used within schools for bullying education and prevention:

• Primary School poster 1 (contains english and translated versions of poster)
• Primary School poster 2 (contains english and translated versions of poster)
• Secondary School poster 1 (contains english and translated versions of poster)
• Secondary School poster 2 (contains english and translated versions of poster)
• Cyber Bullying Poster for Primary Schools (PDF - 94Kb)
• Cyber Bullying Poster for Secondary Schools (PDF - 84Kb)
• Cyber Bullying Bookmarks for Primary Schools and Wallet Cards for Secondary Schools (PDF - 89Kb)
• Teachers bullying poster (PDF - 47Kb)

National Safe Schools Framework

The National Safe Schools Framework was developed by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs and provides an agreed national approach to help schools and their communities address issues of bullying, harassment, violence, and child abuse and neglect. The Framework is a collaborative effort by the Australian Government and State and Territory government and non-government school authorities and other key stakeholders. It presents a way of achieving a shared vision of physical and emotional safety and wellbeing for all students in all Australian schools.

The Framework recognises the need for sustained positive approaches that include an appreciation of the ways in which social attitudes and values impact on the behaviour of students in the school communities. It is underpinned by a set of guiding principles and related key elements or approaches that schools can put in place to effectively provide a safe and supportive learning environment.

See the National Safe Schools Framework.

Bullying websites

• Bullying. No Way! (http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au)
• No Bully (NZ) (http://www.police.govt.nz/service/yes/nobully)
• Anti-Bullying Network (Scotland) (http://www.antibullying.net)
• Safe Caring and Orderly Schools (Canada) (http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sco/resources.htm)
• Bullying Online (UK) (http://www.bullying.co.uk/
• Kidscape (UK) (http://www.kidscape.org.uk/)
• Stop Bullying Me (Canada) (http://www.stopbullyingme.ab.ca/
• Stop Bullying Now (US) (http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/
• The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (Australia) (http://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/)

Please note: the Department provides these sources as information only and does not necessarily endorse their content.

Bullying websites for students

• Kids Helpline (Australia) (http://www.kidshelp.com.au)
• Bullying. No Way! (Australia) (http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au)
• Reach Out! (http://www.reachout.com.au/default.asp?ti=1566)
• National Coalition Against Bullying (http://www.ncab.org.au/)
• National Safe Schools Week (http://www.safeschoolsweek.dest.gov.au/)

Please note: the Department provides these sources as information only and does not necessarily endorse their content.

Books

Berne, S. (1996) Bully-Proof your child. Melbourne: Lothian

Field, E. (1999), Bully Busting, Finch Publishing, Sydney

Fuller, A. (1998), From Surviving to Thriving: Promoting Mental Health in Young People, ACER, Melbourne

Maines, B & Robinson, G 1992, Michael's story: the 'no blame' approach, Lame Duck Publishing, Bristol.

McGrath, Helen & Noble, Toni (eds.), Bullying Solutions: Evidence-based approaches to bullying in Australian schools. Pearson Education, Sydney.

Rigby, K. (1996,) Bullying in Schools - and what to do about it Camberwell, Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research.

Rigby,K. (2000) Stop the bullying: a handbook for schools. available in Australia through ACER

Journal articles

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (1999) Responding to School Violence: an annotated bibliography of resources to assist schools in responding to School Violence. Canberra: DETYA.

Petersen, L & Rigby, K 1999, 'Countering bullying at an Australian secondary school' Journal of Adolescence, 22, 4, 481-492.

Rigby, K. 2002 A meta-evaluation of methods and approaches to reducing bullying in pre-schools and in early primary school in Australia, Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

(download from http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying/intervention.htm)