What's New
Preventing and responding to bullying
You will be aware that a key priority of the Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) focuses on children and young people being confident to respond to bullying. This new guidance will assist you in this process. More...
e-ngage: Online eSafety, Anti-bullying & PSHE Sessions
 E-ngage Live offer exciting, interactive learning sessions around Online Safety, Anti-Bullying and PSHE topics, through online collaboration with experts in these fields.
It provides a secure environment for learners between Years 5 and 7 to ask and answer questions with these experts, discuss scenarios with their peers and work at their own pace. More...
DCSF New Statutory Duty Consultation
Although in Hertfordshire under CYPP priorities schools already record and report all bullying incidents, the DCSF are holding a consultation on a proposed new statutory duty. Can I encourage you all to respond.
DCSF Guidance on Gender Related Bullying
The long-awaited DCSF guidance on gender-related bullying is now available. More...
Bullying & Anti-Racist Data Returns
Schools are required to provide data summarising their recorded bullying and racist incidents on a termly basis.
Data should be submitted to the SOLERO system between the end of the last day of the school term and 5:00pm on the Friday in the half-term holiday following eg Autumn Term data 2009 should be submitted between 19th December 2009 and 19th February 2010. More...
HABI Your Say
 Things are changing in the representation of pupil voice on anti-bullying. The Hertfordshire Anti-Bullying Initiative has had a young people's consultation group since its inception. However, starting this term all schools will be invited to participate in providing feedback on key issues across the county.
Each term will have its own specific focus and there will be a summer conference to share the outcomes and impact of the process. Schools can join the programme at any time. More...
Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention - A Report by FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS
Preventing kids from becoming bullies and intervening to get bullies back on track can not only
protect children from the pain that bullying inflicts immediately, but can protect all of us from
crime later on.
Timetable for Data Returns 2009 / 2010
Safe from Bullying ...
Latest DCSF guidance on reducing bullying in the community has just been published. More...
FREE CD Resource for KS3 & 14-19
Challenging Violence, Changing Lives
Challenging Violence, Changing Lives is a teaching resource developed to assist teachers and young people establish whole-school support to promote equality of opportunity between women and men (in all areas of school life, including pupil achievement, career planning) and work towards eliminating all forms of violence, discrimination and harassment (eg sexist or sexual bullying). More...
Hertfordshire LGBT Survey New
 There are over 60,000 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in Hertfordshire. Yet many LGBT people, their children, parents or family carers do not disclose their LGBT status when at work, in education, when using healthcare services or when receiving other goods and services. This can mean that sometimes they do not receive the right services or that services are not aware of how to best meet their specific needs.
A number of public service organisations have joined together to support and fund the first ever Hertfordshire LGBT Voice Counts Survey, which will improve understanding of the needs and experiences of LGBT people in Hertfordshire. Responses will be used to inform the planning and delivery of local services to ensure that they better meet LGBT people's needs.
The LGBT Voice Counts Survey will be live between 25th January and 22nd March 2010.
The questionnaire can be completed online or a copy of the questionnaire can be downloaded via this website:
- www.lgbtvoicecounts.co.uk
You can also email: survey@lgbtvoicecounts.co.uk or
Tel: 07508 416076 to request a questionnaire in English, another language or another format.
The survey poster and promotional article can also be downloaded from the website or we can send you copies if you cannot download these.
Thank you for your support
LGBT Voice Counts Hertfordshire 2010
Mediation Service
Parentline Plus and Mediation Herts are now working together to offer a Countywide service of advice and support to Hertfordshire families and schools where a case of bullying proves complex and difficult to resolve.
The service can be acessed on the following number: 01707 630101
There is no charge to Hertfordshire schools for this service.
Please view the attached leaflet for more information.
Coventry
Case Studies New
The CfBT/Coventry Anti-Bullying Research and Development (D&R) Project
Coventry have published some really useful case studies from their recent development and research work.
Spanning primary, secondary and special school contexts, it has generated insight into
- tackling girls' bullying (Case study 1)
- working with bullying survivors (Case study 2)
- understanding in-lesson bullying (Case study 3)
- improving play during lunchtimes (Case study 4)
- developing peer support (Case study 5 and 6)
- using D & R to educational challenges (Report)
- Evident for Education: Anti bullying D&R project
Hertfordshire Anti-Bullying Accreditation
Schools that are keen to ensure they have rigorous policy and procedure in place to prevent and respond to bullying may wish to register to work towards achieving the HAA.
Equalities Update New
Recently a new document to supplement and update the local authority’s guidance on Equality legislation and the requirements for schools was sent out to all Hertfordshire Schools.
The new Ofsted framework for inspection will from September 2009 place a heavy emphasis on the judgement of the effectiveness with which the school promotes equal opportunity and tackles discrimination. The schedule states that “If the school is judged to be inadequate in this strand of the evaluation schedule, its overall effectiveness is also likely to be judged to be inadequate.”
The Update does not replace the previous two documents. It focuses on recent developments, in particular the future impact of the Equality Bill 2009, and also provides additional guidance around impact assessment processes that are required under the statutory duties. The final page of the document is designed for governors and its content should be drawn to their attention.
A resource review form was also enclosed within the pack for giving feedback about how schools have used this suite of documents and what further guidance and training would assist them in developing their equalities work.
Bullying & Racist Incidents in Herts
Schools provide their termly data for bullying and racist incidents via the SOLERO system. This report presents an analysis of data received for 2007/08 and can be used to assist the evaluation of in school data, policy, planning and procedures. More...
Cybermentors
Cybermentors Opportunity for Years 7 & 8
Don’t miss this special opportunity
90 Hertfordshire students, in Years 7 or 8, who have previously been trained as peer mentors (in Primary or Secondary) are to be given the training and opportunity to support other young people who are experiencing bullying on the National Cybermentors website. (DCSF supported). They will be accredited and will also be asked to promote the website in other local schools to support Year 6 to year 7 transition.
Successful applicants will be trained in January 2010, so schools need to decide quickly if they wish to offer this opportunity to their students.
School wishing to participate should notify us no later than 27th November 2009. More...
In March 2009 Beatbullying, the UK’s leading bullying prevention charity, unveiled its nationwide advertising campaign to support the launch of CyberMentors (www.cybermentors.org.uk), the first nationwide part DCSF-funded, online peer-mentoring social networking site for young people.
In the first three weeks since launch, over 23,000 young people have accessed the site seeking help and support from their peers. Amongst these young people, hundreds are openly admitting to having suicidal thoughts and self harming as a result of the verbal and or physical bullying they are experiencing both offline and online.
The Scary Guy is Visiting Hertfordshire Again!!
 The Scary Guy - working in schools around the world, addressing behaviour issues including bullying (all forms), anger, violence and prejudice
This would provide an ideal opportunity to host a visit to your school.
These short videos introduce him and his work:
THE SCARY GUY is a unique entity! He is a real force, wielding his capacity to reach audiences of all ages and backgrounds; He is the "Live" person that people hunger for today - someone to provide them with believable guidance in the trenches of every day life; He is an expert in determining the root causes and truth of the emotional experiences that manifest themselves throughout human communication on an individual, group and global scale.
Scary's presence shocks people into an awed state of attention. His message is delivered to a rapt and receptive audience, and the power of his words is not soon forgotten.
Document providing an overview of the available programmes, delivery and booking options (you need to register to see it):
Schools should contact Gary Lee to find out if the schools hosting could accommodate observers from other schools and to discuss arranging for Scary to work with their own school.
Email: garylee@thescaryguy.com
Diana Anti-Bullying Ambassadors New
The Diana Anti-Bullying Award scheme are inviting nominations for up to 2 young people in each school to be Anti-Bullying Ambassadors who will be the public face of tackling bullying in your organisation.
Please view the attached letter for more information. More...
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