One effective way of addressing and reducing bullying in schools is through pupil participation activities and programmes and one of the country’s leading providers of DVD based teaching and learning resource packages - Athena Education – has devised a proven package of resources under the title ‘Don’t Bully Me’ - that will produce positive results in schools and reduce the incidence of bullying.
The package from Athena Education includes six video drama illustrations of different types of bullying along with twenty seven pages of teaching notes on disc as a pdf file, to help teachers to present the programme. There are also four lessons taking pupils from identifying to dealing with bullying along with work sheets and fact sheets to give the pupils something to take away with them after the lessons. In addition, descriptions of the methods used to defeat verbal bullies and a written analysis of each of the six video dramas is provided to ensure that the lessons are well learnt.
The programme addresses text and email bullying, racial and homophobic bullying, verbal and physical bullying and unintentional bullying. In addition to the package of resources outlined, for a limited period, purchasers of this package will also each receive five DVD copies of The Good Parents Guide to Bullying – which uses the same material as that used in class, allowing teachers to involve parents in more difficult cases of bullying in their schools. These are available with any orders for ‘Don’t Bully Me’ placed before the end of April 2011.
Teachers and schools interested in the DVD can view the video section and see samples at www.athenaeducation.co.uk and order the DVD online. The complete support package costs £69.95 + VAT (includes post and packing).
Information and samples can be seen and downloaded from the Athena Education website at www.athenaeducation.co.uk. Alternatively call them on 01905 745451.
