By Gavin Mackintosh
British School heads need to do more to tackle bullying in school, a report has stated
Seven in ten parents believe headteachers aren’t doing enough to tackle bullying in schools, according to the Diana report that published the finding. The survey of thousands of adults and children calls for help to put an “anti-bullying ambassador” in every school.
The poll, by Survation and YouGov, found that 70 per cent of parents believe action by heads to stop bullying is falling short of what is needed. Bullying in schools takes many forms, and includes pupils being made to feel inferior because of their look, race, sexual orientation,disability, and even lack of financial comfort. The survey also revealed that 40% of those bullied were bullied because of their academic ability, making many pupils reluctant to put their hands up in class. Bullies psychologically subdue their victims by making them feel inferior physically or mentally, or in many cases, both. Quite often the bullies themselves have been victims of some sort of bullying which they wish to transfer, or use bullying as a coping mechanism to address their own insecurities.The Diana Award is currently fundraising to train young people, professionals and parents as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, to help tackle the problem.
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Alex Holmes, deputy CEO of The Diana Award, said: “Young people spend 11,000 hours of their lives in full education. School should be safe and free from bullying. “We’re urging everyone to get behind our campaign by helping us to train Anti-Bullying Ambassadors in every schools.
“Our vision with the help of the public/nation is to reach every single one of the 27,000 schools across the UK.”
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However, bullying is unacceptable at all levels and must be combated to create an environment conducive to effective learning without the obstruction of mindless bullies. The Diana Award survey also revealed that 22 per cent of young people have moved schools because of bullying, and 46 per cent are worried about going back after the holidays because they fear being bullied. It also revealed that fifty-one per cent of pupils said they were afraid to put their hands up in class as a result of bullying, while 39 per cent their school grades had been affected and 38 per cent said it had had an impact on their attendance.
The survey results were released in conjunction with a campaign called #Back2School, involving celebrities reliving their bullying experience in an attempt to stamp out problems for current pupils. The Diana Award fundraising to train young people, professionals and parents as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, to help tackle the growing problem.
Alex Holmes, deputy CEO of The Diana Award, said: “Young people spend 11,000 hours of their lives in full education. School should be safe and free from bullying.
“We’re urging everyone to get behind our campaign by helping us to train Anti-Bullying Ambassadors in every schools.
“Our vision with the help of the public/nation is to reach every single one of the 27,000 schools across the UK.”
The Diana Award wants to expand its network of anti-bullying ambassadors and put one in every school. To do this, the charity will seek to raise money to train more ambassadors through its #Back2School campaign.
“Young people spend 11,000 hours of their lives in full education. School should be safe and free from bullying,” said Alex Holmes, deputy chief executive of The Diana Award, said.
“We’re urging everyone to get behind our campaign by helping us to train anti-bullying ambassadors in every schools. We know this peer to peer approach works and these young ambassadors are already changing behaviours and shaping attitudes by sending a clear message that bullying isn’t acceptable.” The Eye Of Media.Com stands behind the campaign to tackle bullying in schools, and will be adding the topic to others we have for a concerted effort to devise strategic ideas and address the problem. Bullying is not a problem that can disappear overnight, but one that will require a clever, workable and sustained approach to considerably reduce it in schools. The added element of bullying to a child’s other personal issues can be catastrophic for a pupil’s academic development and their overall confidence in general.
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