CAPSULE

• creating a peaceful school learning environment
• created by Twemlow and Sacco in Kansas USA
• Schools environment encourages violence,made it seem acceptable
• Focuses on the entire school
• tackling bullying effectively requires addressing the overall school environment
• Psychodynamic roots

  • draws from Bowlbys research on how children feel safe and unsafe
  • children develop emotional attachments to trusted adults
• Whole school approach

  • if bullying happens a lot in a school,something is wrong with the whole school environment
  • everyone in the school community is involved
• Cognitive element

  • bullying strives when people struggle to understand how others think and feel
  • harder to be aggressive when you know the impact on others
• Focus on primary school

  • children who show aggressive behaviour early on are more likely to be involved in bullying and violence later
  • children at this age are forming their attitudes about aggression
• Positive climate campaign

  • promote social skills for everyone
  • use creative methods to get everyone thinking about problem-solving without being aggressive
  • see positive changes,more peaceful playgroups etc
• Classroom management plan

  • teachers learn how to use rewards instead of punishment to manage behaviour
  • address the root causes of bullying and disruptions in the whole school instead of punishing individual students
  • bullying is seen as everyones problem,bullies dont feel isolated or blamed
• Physical education program

  • gentle warrior in PE
  • kids learn skills to cope with bullying through role-play,relaxation and non-violent self-defence techniques
  • defend themselves peacefully
• Peer or adult mentoring

  • older students from secondary schools can help younger kids by showing them how to behave peacefully and solve conflicts
  • they become role models for peaceful behaviour and help others
• Reflection time

  • time for kids to think about how they behaved at the end of each day and how it may have affected others thoughts and feelings
  • they become aware of their actions and impact on others