Bullying

Not a very pleasant topic, but one we potentially have to deal with. A while ago I came back from a meeting having found out that my Group should have an anti bullying policy (see here). So I wrote one and the Group’s Executive agreed it with some changes and it’s now Group policy.

Now bullying is something that we as Leaders would hope to never come across, but as we live in the real world, unhappily, sometimes we do. Of course the vast majority of Scout Leaders are not educational or child care experts, but people doing a vast variety of jobs, so knowing about the signs of bullying and how to deal with it is very important. With that in mind the SA have just released a new booklet and poster to ‘prevent bullying and help tackle the issue should it occur in your Group or Section’ and you can see them here (thanks for pointing me at it Chris).

Hopefully with this new resource it will be possible to stop bullying wherever possible.

One Reply to “Bullying”

  1. Does you Anti Bullying Policy say “If it done by the Scout Leader it is not Bullying it is for you own good”

    Ok in all seriousness It is a good resource and a shame that we have to have this sort of material. A Scout has self-respect and respect for Others.

    K

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