Racist bullying
This Advice for schools is the first in a suite of specialist guidance on countering prejudice-driven bullying in schools. The White Paper 'Higher standards -Better schools for all' commits us to such a series. The Advice is designed for schools to dip in and out as appropriate for them and offers discussion topics and activities to stimulate debate and spark activity involving everyone in the school community.
The format of this Advice fits the new cycle of self evaluation for schools. In the Preventing section of this Advice, you will find a series of self-evaluation questions for your school which make an ideal starting point to access the resource. The results of this evaluation, alongside those from behaviour audits and pupil surveys, can then be used to identify key strengths and areas of priority for development. The Advice supports work in those areas, offering training materials, case-studies and practical ideas.
This Advice was created with the help of children and young people, headteachers and staff, community and voluntary sector organisations, professional associations and local authority officers. There are five sections:
1 Introducing includes a statement by the Minister for Schools, messages from young people, definitions of key terms, and acknowledgments to all who contributed.
2 Responding includes frequently asked questions, and advice on dealing with incidents.
3 Preventing includes starting points for whole-school evaluation, and notes on curriculum planning.
4 Training includes materials for in-service sessions and continuing professional development.
5 Developing includes links to about 100 useful websites.
6 Disseminating includes further support materials and event evaluation.
This Advice is also available to download in PDF format.
Last updated: 18 October 2006
