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TEACHER TAKING ACTION
In changing and implementing school policies various groups of professionals are involved and
each has a role in the process. First, a teacher should check if his/her department or ministry of
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education has a model anti-bullying policy. Then, teachers should ask themselves following
questions when they plan to implement anti-bullying program:
● What does bullying look like in my school?
● How can I counteract bullying?
● What is the ultimate aim that can be achieved through an anti-bullying
project?
● Is it compliant with my current school policy?
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● Are my methods in compliance with national/state laws?
● How can anti-bullying methods be integrated into curricula?
● What does it take for me to become a leader of change that will support
a shift of school policy for it to include anti-bullying practices?
● What administrative changes need to be made to support a school-wide
approach to anti bullying policies?
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● How can I as a teacher initiate implementation of anti-bullying
programmes?
● How can I convince other teachers to take action?
● What is needed to include anti-bullying activities in lesson plans?
● How to incorporate anti-bullying approach behaviour in a classroom?
● How can students be empowered and motivated to work against
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bullying, and be engaged in positive dialogue and joint action?
CREATING AN ANTI-BULLYING CULTURE
⎯ A coordinated whole-school approach to preventing bullying may be encompassed
within a broader policy of the school. Policy makers create laws and/or curriculum.
Administrators implement policies, provide professional development and support to
the teachers who implement curricula and manage classroom environments. The policy
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