the Interactive Guide to
Behaviour Management
for Trainee and Newly Qualified Teachers
Case studies: Medium level behaviours
Dwayne makes the right decision to stop the bullying
Module 6
Sharpening your skills
To work towards a bullying-free classroom you will need to
- Obtain the School’s Anti-Bullying policy and find out if your school participates in any specific anti-bullying programmes
- Read these thoroughly. Know your responsibilities as a newly qualified or trainee teacher
- Discuss all aspects of potential school related bullying incidents with a senior colleague
- Act on even the slightest concern that you have
- Use form time or group tutorials to discuss the characteristics of bullying and make clear that bullying is unacceptable
- Encourage all pupils to inform a responsible adult about bullying issues
- Make sure you show support to the victim should bullying occur
- Show good listening skills and analyse the facts very carefully
- Re-assure the victim that he has done the right thing in telling an adult immediately
- In consultation with senior colleagues, let all sets of parents know about your concerns
- Record details and pass on to a Senior Teacher
- Ask Senior Managers to highlight the principles of the Anti-bullying policy in a whole school assembly
- If bullying issues persist, seek advice on school-coordinated response