Speakers
Description
The presentation aims to examine the challenges Finnish schools are facing in their anti-bullying efforts. The presentation is based on observations collected during interventions conducted in several Finnish schools.
In our interventions in different municipalities' schools and their anti-bullying work, we have identified certain common areas for development. A school's management must be aware of the importance of systematic work against bullying for anti-bullying work to be successful. Everyone in the school community must be involved by a whole school approach. In addition, teaching staff express frustration that anti-bullying work is not adequately resourced in most schools, neither financially nor in terms of time.
We also found shortcomings in the bullying intervention itself. Further because of the lack of time, follow-up may not be as systematic as it could be. The development areas include documentation and communication, which often fail in both intervening in bullying and prevention. Staff also noted issues in collaboration, especially with guardians. Additionally, there are gaps in providing safe and high-quality pedagogy.
Through interventions, the schools were able to identify their areas of need, which were addressed with the management team, then with the staff, and finally with the students and guardians. Following the identification of their areas for improvement, the schools received assistance in locating the necessary resources.
The aim of this workshop is to share our experiences of interventions in Finnish schools. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss effective structures and methods to intervene when implementing the whole school approach.
Keywords
intervention, intervening, practical
| Please indicate what type of scientific contribution it is | Not applicable |
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| Please also indicate what kind of contribution it is: | Practitioner experiences |
