Stop the Bullying

A Handbook for Teachers by Dr. Kenneth Rigby

Contents

Below is a list of the contents of the invaluable and well-researched handbook
we give to schools. Read through the list to see what you and your school community
can learn about bullying and how to stop it.

Preface

The Purpose of the Handbook - Using the Handbook... Why Bother?

Understanding Bullying

What is bullying?
Gender, race, disability and social class
Power inequalities
When forcefullness is not bullying
The means of bullying
Sexual harassment
Bullying as a dynamic process
The passive victim
The resistant victim
Bullying involving school staff
Why some people bully
Why some people do not bully

Actions To Counter Bullying

Setting goals
Making a plan
Educating the school community
What is useful to know about your school
How to get the facts
Finding out about bullying from young children
Developing an anti-bullying policy
What goes into the policy
What teachers can do about bullying
Talking with students in class about bullying
Focus on bystanders
Roles for empowered students
What students can do about bullying
Providing further help
Bully/victim cases
Assessing the severity of bullying
Helping the victims
Helping the bullies
Working constructively with parents
Advice for parents
A checklist for schools
Resources on Bullying in schools

Classroom Resources (all reproducible for classroom use)

Questionnaire for young children
Questionnaire for older students
Questionnaire for staff on school-peer relations
Questionnaire for parents
Warning signs that a child is being bullied
Bystander exercise
Defining bullying
Quiz for students on bullying (questions)
Quiz for students on bullying (answers)
The bully/victim cycle
Bullying and the resistant victim
What goes into the policy
Alternative approaches to dealing with bullies
Twenty questions to ask yourself.