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Anti-Bullying in Cornwall: now CABHSC

Anti-Bullying Cornwall (ABC) is now known as Cornwall Anti-Bullying Harassment Services Consortium. The consortium was formed to facilitate the expansion and development of the ABC service.

Victim Support first introduced the ABC service in 2001 and over the years it has grown and developed to meet the needs of children and young people in Cornwall who are experiencing bullying. The service is funded by Cornwall Council's Children Young People and Families Directorate. Go to CABHSC's website.

CABHSC's current services to schools throughout Cornwall include:

  • One-to-one work with children and young people
  • Mediation
  • Support for parents, young people and families
  • Assemblies
  • Peer Support training (year 9)
  • Playtime Pals training (years 5/6)
  • Mini Pals training (years 3/4)
  • Staff training 
  • Help with updating anti-bullying policies

In addition to the above, CABHSC can provide support in dealing with issues around racism and/or homophobia, both in response to individual incidents and in providing training, workshops and lessons.

For further details please contact Anna Thomas, Project Manager

Tel: 01209 202680   mobile: 07845 937150   email: abc@victimsupport.org.uk 

Freephone helpline: 0800 587 5991

Department for Education advice, 2011

The Department for Education published Preventing and tackling bullying: advice for school leaders, staff and governing bodies. The document outlines, in one place, the Government’s approach to bullying, legal obligations and the powers schools have to tackle bullying, and the principles that underpin the most effective anti-bullying strategies in schools. It also lists further resources through which school staff can access specialist information on the specific issues that they face. Note that the Ofsted framework coming into force in 2012 will include ‘behaviour and safety’ as one of its key criteria for inspections. 

Beat Bullying website 

The Beat Bullying website, launched during Anti-Bullying Week 2008, features safe social networking, video sharing, an MP3 player with libraries of tunes made by young people, great help and advice and lots of new friends for young people.

Government and PSHE Association publication

The government and the PSHE Association have developed Opportunities for anti-bullying teaching and learning in PSHE education. It identifies curriculum opportunities to explore bullying behaviour, contribute to developing positive relationships and support the development of resilience. It also gives weblinks to supplementary resources.

School Anti-bullying Assessment Tool

The Anti-bullying Alliance has designed this School Anti-bullying Assessment Tool. It enables a school to adopt a whole-school approach to anti-bullying, looking at leadership, policy, data collection and analysis, prevention, response and intervention, involvement of pupils, engaging parents and carers, staff training and partnership working. The Anti-bullying Alliance has lots more useful resources on its website, in particular Tools for Schools, which provides teachers and other practitioners working with children and young people with a bank of resources for addressing bullying behaviour and discussing bullying and related issues.

Safe to learn

The Safe to learn materials were produced during the period 2007-2009 by the government of the day. Although they look a bit dated the information they contain is still useful.

Using R Time to address bullying

Download Bullying as a relationship problem to read about Leicestershire's use of R Time to address bullying and go to our R Time page for full information.

Governors' guide

The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) published Tackling bullying in schools: a guide for governors. The ABA worked with a team of experienced governors from primary, secondary and special schools to make sure that the guide addresses the key issues and challenges relevant to governors today.

CyberMentors

CyberMentors support all young people affected by bullying. The mentors are young people who have been trained in their schools and are supported by senior CyberMentors at colleges and universities, while trained counsellors are also on hand if necessary. To read more, get the help of a CyberMentor, or become a CyberMentor yourself, visit the CyberMentors website.

Big rise in Child Line calls by young males

NSPCC reports that Child Line counselled a record 58,311 boys in 2009, more than double the number five years ago. The report, What boys talk about to Child Line, found that bullying was the top problem.

ESTEEM

ESTEEM is a confidential support and advice service for men experiencing domestic abuse in Cornwall, read more. The charity aims to reduce the risk of serious emotional or physical injury to men in Cornwall.