Bullying in Secondary Schools: What It Looks Like and How To Manage It

`This is a worthwhile read and many of the ideas could well be used in schools to address the issues of bullying. There is something for everyone in the book, and it should be on any reading list for student teachers and certainly for the senior manager with responsibility for pastoral systems in every school' - Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties `This book is a must for all teachers in secondary school throughout the country. The value of this book lies in the potential for its application in a realistic school setting by staff from the head teacher, to teachers, to pupils and all those who are in the school environment' - Dr L F Lowenstein, Clinical and Educational Psychologist `The authors of this book adopt a new approach to dealing with bullying. Instead of discussing how often it occurs, who bullies and who is bullied, they see bullying as part of a social dynamic and unsafe school culture. This book is an essential practical guide to dealing with bullying for teachers, teachers trainers, counsellors, pupil and families' - Childright `This book is an important and comprehensive resource dealing with school bullying issues in a practical way, with strategies designed to be used easily in the classroom. It gives valuable advice to teachers on dealing with bullies in the most effective way, using victims and bystanders as part of the solution. It should be required reading in every secondary school' - Liz Carnell, Director, Bullying Online This book is a practical guide to dealing with bullying in secondary schools. The authors present what we know about bullying, describe development issues for adolescence and discuss the social context of the school. They analyze key features of healthy and unhealthy schools, and set out a whole school approach to bullying and other social problems that arise in the secondary school. The authors show that by empowering the bystanders through providing effective teacher support, much of the bullying can be stopped at an early age and a healthy and safe school can be created. Their suggestions are based on student-centred responses and on programmes developed specifically to deal with bullying. This book is written especially for secondary school teachers, administrators and students, and the families and caregivers of the students. It is also for those who train teachers, for counsellors and for educators at all levels.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION What We Know About Bullying in Secondary Schools Adolescence: `It was the Best of Times; It was the Worst of Times′ The Social Climate of the Secondary School PART TWO: WHY `BAD′ THINGS HAPPEN TO `GOOD′ SCHOOLS Let′s Be Honest about What Schools Do How Teachers Contribute to a Bullying Culture Parents, the Other Victims PART THREE: MAKING THE WHOLE SCHOOL SAFE Developing a Whole School Approach The Power of the Bystanders Authoritative Teaching Practice PART FOUR: THE SAFE SCHOOL IN ACTION What to Do When Bullying Happens Using the Curriculum to Understand and Deal With Bullying: `In the Cafeteria′ Harnessing Student Leadership Experiential Learning through Social Theatre Supporting Students Through Peer Mentoring Changing the Social Dynamic: The No Blame Approach