What is the most effective way of reducing the number of playground incidents involving bullying?
There are many suggested reason as to why bullying in the playground occurs, and thus, many suggested ways one can reduce bullying in the playground.
Yet there is one technique which is often overlooked and which can be readily introduced into Citizenship lessons.
It is an approach to the topic of bullying that encourages children to look at things from others' perspectives, raising their awareness of others' emotions and personal circumstances.
To support this approach, Small World has developed 34 powerful discussion cards to encourage children and young people to think about the effects of bullying on others.
They look at bullying from three different perspectives - the bully, the bystander and the victim.
The cards open up discussions about children and young people's own experiences of bullying, investigate ways they can make positive changes and offer opportunities to discuss the support networks that are available to the victims of bullying.
There are many suggested reason as to why bullying in the playground occurs, and thus, many suggested ways one can reduce bullying in the playground.
Yet there is one technique which is often overlooked and which can be readily introduced into Citizenship lessons.
It is an approach to the topic of bullying that encourages children to look at things from others' perspectives, raising their awareness of others' emotions and personal circumstances.
To support this approach, Small World has developed 34 powerful discussion cards to encourage children and young people to think about the effects of bullying on others.
They look at bullying from three different perspectives - the bully, the bystander and the victim.
The cards open up discussions about children and young people's own experiences of bullying, investigate ways they can make positive changes and offer opportunities to discuss the support networks that are available to the victims of bullying.
Samples of the cards
