More information
Information on Bullying. No way!
- Chill out space / The facts
- Intended for students in their middle years, this section looks at the notion of difference and provides information about social relationships and power, bullying and harassment , discrimination and violence.
Sample links to curriculum
Queensland:
- 'Encouraging social and personal learning: ’developing positive social relationships in the early years’.
Early years curriculum materials. The State of Queensland (Queensland Studies Authority) 2006.
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/downloads/p-9/ey_case_study_sp_learning.pdf
A case study examining how the Prep Year experience provides children with a social language for learning independently, interacting with their peers in a positive way and managing conflict as it arises.
See also the full Early Years Curriculum Guidelines: http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/p-9/981.html
South Australia:
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Girls and boys come out to play: teaching about gender construction and sexual harassment through English and Studies of Society and Environment for Reception to Year 3 (Kit), South Australia.
Extracts provided online include introductory lessons. ( For full resource, order through a library. No longer available for purchase)
http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/curric/pages/LearningInclusion/12143/
General teaching resources for the early years
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Bullying among young children: a guide for teachers and carers
Ken Rigby. Commonwealth of Australia (Crime Prevention Branch, Australian Attorney-General's Department ) 2003. http://www.crimeprevention.gov.au/agd/WWW/rwpattach.nsf/VAP /(1E76C1D5D1A37992F0B0C1C4DB87942E)~Bullying+Teachers.pdf
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- Bullying among young children: A guide for parents
Ken Rigby. Commonwealth of Australia (Crime Prevention Branch, Australian Attorney-General's Department ) 2003.
http://www.crimeprevention.gov.au/agd/WWW/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/ (1E76C1D5D1A37992F0B0C1C4DB87942E)~Bullying+Parents.pdf
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These two downloadable guides provide useful advice to parents, teachers and other carers on recognising changes in moods and behaviours that are associated with bullying. They also provide strategies to help children who bully and those who are bullied.
- Why Wait? A way into teaching critical literacies in the early years
The State of Queensland (Department of Education) 2000.
Provides activities and opportunities for teachers to engage students in the full range of literacy roles - becoming literate code breakers, text participants, text users and text analysts.
(Order through a library. Not available to buy or download. )
Research
- A Meta-evaluation of Methods and Approaches to Reducing Bullying in Pre-Schools and Early Primary School in Australia
http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying/meta.pdf
Commonwealth Attorney General's Department (2002)
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