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Description
Background
In 2019, a new strategy plan for bullying prevention in kindergartens and schools was introduced politically in the municipality of Bergen. Bergen is Norway’s second largest city, and the municipality owns 80 schools and 92 kindergartens. One of the strategies in the plan was to establish Team Skyfritt.
Objectives
Team Skyfritt aims to support schools in preventing and stopping bullying through skills development and counselling. The team’s main objective is to support the school or kindergarten with effective measures without taking over responsibility. Team Skyfritt aims to work in parallel with both a child-centered approach and a whole school/kindergarten approach.
Implementation
Team Skyfritt consists of six counsellors, working in kindergartens and schools. The team was established within Bergen kompetansesenter for læringsmiljø, an established organization for supporting schools in the municipality of Bergen. A website for parents called Skyfritt was also set up, so it was possible for both schools and parents to contact the team. Both the school department and the kindergarten department in the municipality were actively involved in the implementation of the strategy.
Outcome
After 4.5 years of practice, Team Skyfritt has visited approximately 85 % of all schools and kindergartens in the municipality of Bergen. Some of the success factors are that the team comes in as mediators when schools and parents experience conflicts, that the team guides schools and kindergartens in finding successful measures for preventing and reducing bullying, and that the team supports already existing programs in schools and kindergartens (e.g. Olweus, ICDP).
Keywords
Support team, implementation
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