Resources and information to help schools
address bullying of children with special educational needs
and disabilities
Bullying involving children with special educational needs and
disabilities
This guidance from DCSF, part
of Safe to Learn suite of anti-bullying guidance, is
designed to help schools to understand, prevent and respond to
bullying of children with SEN and disabilities, to promote equality
and diversity and develop a non-bullying ethos.
Schools and the Disability Equality Duty in England and
Wales
This guidance from the Disability Rights Commission is
for governors, headteachers, teaching and support staff and
explains the responsibilty that they are under to promote equality
of opportunity for all disabled people, including the elimination
of harassment and bullying.
Make
Them Go Away’ - DVD and supporting materials, from
DCSF, to help schools prevent and tackle bullying of
young people with special educational needs (SEN) and
disabilities. Aimed at children from seven to 14 to raise
awareness of their peers with SEN and disabilities, including
strong messages about how bullying affects their lives. As well as
the
online version, schools can order a copy of the DVD
and will be alerted to this by an email from DCSF. To order it ring
0845 602 2260 and quote reference 00672-2009DVD – EN.
Bullying and autism spectrum disorders: a guide for school
staff
Written by Alice Stobart for the National Autistic Society, this
booklet aims to provide school staff with an understanding of ASDs,
why pupils with ASDs can be at greater risk of being bullied, and
how to address such bullying.
Common Knowledge (CKUK) provide
online learning, accessible information and social networking for
people with learning difficulties. CKUK have a website
for young people with learning difficulties to give them
information and advice about how to say no to bullying and
hate-crime. CK Respect features online
photo stories, quizzes, games and information
Safe:
personal safety skills for deaf children
DVD-ROM from NSPCC designed to help give deaf
children the knowledge, awareness and language they need to stay
safe and
make better informed life choices.
Young
Mencap and Don't Stick It, Stop It!
Advice and information for children and young people with a
learning disability from Mencap, on two special websites.
Information for parents and teachers can be found on the
Mencap website
Resources from Young Voice
Participation and how to
enable it [PDF 142KB]
This resource is designed to help children and young people
with special educational needs be more involved
in anti-bullying work.
Activities and questions [PDF
81KB]
Activities and questions to help pupils with SEN and disabilities
to talk about bullying.
Staff development [PDF
37KB]
A guide to staff development in regard to bullying involving pupils
with special educational needs and disabilities.
Adapted charter [PDF 28KB]
Sample adapted anti-bullying charter. This version of an
anti-bullying charter has been adapted to consider the needs of
children with special educational needs and disabilties.
A guide to dealing
with bullying: for parents of disabled children
Collaboration between Contact a Family and
Parentline
Plus. Available to download or contact the helpline
to order a copy: 0808 808 3555