Children in Wales’ Preventing Bullying Behaviour Group presents: Bullying – Sharing the Challenge

There is significant recognition of the importance of early intervention and prevention strategies, which include cultivating respectful relationships which help reduce negative attitudes that lead to bullying and hate crime incidents. This conference will consider how, by sharing a collective understanding of bullying and implementing effective practice, supportive schools and communities can challenge attitudes and improve children and young people’s resilience. Delegates will hear from a range of influential speakers and will have the chance to attend specialist workshops.

Children in Wales’ Preventing Bullying Behaviour Group and Forum is multi-sectoral, and members work together to focus on anti-bullying work with children and young people in Wales.  It recognises that effective anti-bullying practice is not the work of one agency alone, and that involving children and young people informs its purpose of making our schools and communities safer places to live, work and play.

Who should attend?

The conference will be of interest to:

– Teachers
– Youth Workers
– School Counsellors
– Pastoral Leads
– Healthy Schools Coordinators
– Mental Health Professionals
– Third Sector/Community Youth Settings
– Behaviour & Senior Management Teams
– School Governors
– Community Cohesion Officers
– School/Youth Council Representatives

Confirmed Speakers:

– Funky Dragon – Representatives of Funky Dragon will be sharing their research, views and suggestions on how to reduce bullying in Wales
– Dr Emily Lovegrove – works in schools, hospitals and organisations in the UK, USA and Europe delivering staff training, as well as one-to-one help on bullying issues. Emily is part of an ongoing EU group that meets in Brussels to discuss children, safety and justice and also works with organisations such as Welsh Government and Children in Wales http://www.thebullyingdoctor.com/
– Matthew Burns, Head Teacher, Headlands School, Penarth

Confirmed Workshops:

– EYST/THINK Project (Equality Strand)
– Disability Project (Equality Strand)
– Cwmtawe Community School, Swansea (Monitoring)
– Cadle Primary School, Swansea (School Ethos)
– All Wales School Liaison Core Programme (Cyberbullying)

Further details regarding each workshop will be available in due course, and delegates will be given the opportunity to book in advance of the conference.

Question Panel Chaired by a Young Person – Panel members include:

– Jeff Cuthbert AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty
– Keith Towler, Children’s Commissioner for Wales
– Darren Bird, Chief Executive Officer, Funky Dragon
– Jeff O’Reilly, Education Consultant
– Dr Emily Lovegrove, Consultant

Superintendent Liane Bartlett, South Wales Police

COSTS:  

£35 – Members

£55 – Non-members

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES

We request that exhibitors only showcase materials about their work programme or project that will supplement the theme of the conference 

Exhibition space: £50

Email to: bookings@childreninwales.org.uk

Or Fax to: 029 2034 3134

Or register online here