Education, Science and Technology

Services Offered

• one-to-one sessions with individuals involve;
• small group sessions;
• tailor made sessions to tackle various situations;
• class interventions;
• information & training sessions for school staff;
• creating initiatives in schools - promoting a whole school approach;
• information talks with parents;
• Senior Management Team meetings;
• referral to other members of the Psychosocial team;
• collaborative work with other professionals/entities

Bullying can take these forms:

• Physical - hitting, poking, tripping or pushing, etc.
• Verbal - name calling, insults, abuse, etc.
• Social - lies, spreading rumours, mimicking, deliberately excluding someone (ostracizing), etc.
• Psychological - threatening, manipulating, stalking behaviour, etc.
• Cyber - using technology such as messages, email, mobile phones, tablets, gaming consoles, chat rooms, networking sites - to bully verbally, socially and/or psychologically.

What happens when there is a bullying incident at school?

• The learner needs to speak to a trusted adult at school.
• This adult is then responsible to refer the information to the School Leadership Team, who might also refer the case to the guidance teachers .
• If the problem persists a referral form to the Anti-Bullying Service is filled in, and then further interventions are carried out by a member of this service.

What happens when Cyber bullying takes place?

Do not delete the content!
• Save any messages, chats, pictures: take a screenshot or ‘save as’.
• If possible, print the evidence.
• Inform the school and present the evidence.
• Lodge a report at your local police station - take the evidence!
• The Cyber Crime police unit or Vice Squad will take the necessary action once report is filed.

The referral form is filled in by the Head of School or by his/her delegate or the guidance teacher that needs to refer a student to this service.