The Launch

Children’s Services’ Anti-Bullying policy was launched at County Hall on October 11th 2006. The launch was an opportunity to distribute the Anti-Bullying Policy CD and to hear from some of the people who were involved in the development of the policy document.

Richard Hubbard, Director of Children’s Services, spoke about the importance of taking bullying seriously and of listening to children and young people when they raise bullying issues.

Rowan Boyle, a member of the Worcester Youth Cabinet, gave a short presentation on what it’s like to have to deal with bullying, and what we can do about it. Rowan’s Powerpoint presentation.  (314.40 KB)

Kathy Roberts,  SEN Policy and Development Manager, talked about the policy itself, and went through the paperwork in the pack. Kathy focused in particular on the Bullying Incident Record and the “Life in School” proformas. Both of these documents are an integral part of the policy, as they provide a mechanism for easy and effective recording and reporting. Kathy also emphasised the importance of reporting incidents to the officer within the authority with responsibility for monitoring this important area of work.

Joe Green, Youth Participation worker, presented on what bullying means to the county’s children and young people. He provided some interesting feedback from consultation and gave some real examples of what bullying means to children and young people. Joe’s Powerpoint presentation  (48.63 KB)