The
Anti-Bullying Network Annual Conference Menzies
Belford Hotel, Edinburgh,
Thursday 15th May 2008 'Anti-Bullying and Child Protection: have we gone
too far?'.
Many thanks to everyone who attended this conference and made it such a successful and enjoyable day.
Peer
Support in Schools Publication
All schools in Scotland have sent a free handbook
by the Anti-Bullying Network. The resource aims to help schools develop peer support
schemes which the ABN's Andrew Mellor believes should be a key element in any
approach to bullying.
New Research on Homophobic Bullying Almost
two thirds of homosexual pupils in Britain's schools have suffered homophobic
bullying, a survey suggests. Listen
to Andrew Mellor of the
Anti-Bullying Network talking about this on BBC Radio Scotland (save to your desktop
(right mouse click on a PC or click and hold on an Apple Mac) and open in Quicktime
player). Read more about the report on the BBC
website.
.
Bully
Dance A short animated film that could act as a useful trigger
for discussions, while inspiring young people to produce their own animations
on the theme of bullying and how it can be tackled. View
here...
.
Bullying on the Web: It's a Crime -
the Anti-Bullying Network Director Andrew Mellor writes about camera phone bullying
on the internet.
