When Teachers are Bullied
Welcome to this course on when teachers are bullied. This course is divided into three sessions:
Session 1: Introduction  |  Session 2: Making sense of the bully | Session 3: Interventions and Tools
After each section, you will have the opportunity to reflect on some issues discussed, and at the end of the course, you will find a summary and notes that you can print for reference.
Bullying rightly gets a lot of attention in schools and we are quick to implement programmes to ensure safe learning spaces, and also to develop assertiveness skills in the children. What doesn’t get attention is that bullying happens at every level, and leaving school doesn’t mean you won’t experience a bully again.
Seldom does a school’s code of conduct deal with boundaries that protect the teacher or therapist from bullying. Bullies grow up, and their attention can turn to the teachers that care for their child. Assuming dominance, these parents (and their child in cases) can erode the esteem and energy of a teacher who needs to create his or her own boundaries and steer away from a victim mentality.
This workshop attempts to define bullying, consider strategies for assertiveness and explore ways to have tough conversations that resolve issues in the interest of good relationships around the child.
**Content will be available to view for 30 days from the date of purchase.Â
Presenter: Alison Scott
Alison Scott is a career educator of thirty six years’ experience across all age and grade groups, early childhood to secondary. She holds postgraduate qualifications in remedial and inclusive education and is presently Executive Head at Bellavista, a growing educational institute that includes a primary school for learners with barriers to learning as well as a middle school steeped in cognitive education practice. Committed to evidence-based practice, she leads transdisciplinary teams and multidisciplinary experts, both educators and health practitioners. She is honoured to lead Bellavista S.H.A.R.E., a professional training and education resource centre, Bellavista S.E.E.K., a child development clinic and multidisciplinary assessment centre. Her interest is piqued by all matters of belief in human propensity for learning and change translating, more recently, into the establishment of iThemba, a global centre for cognitive education practice.
She is a founding member of the Institute of Specialist Practitioners in Inclusive Education. a professional membership body intended to raise recognition for professionals furthering the inclusive education agenda. She is a textbook author, a speaker and a regular columnist.
Solutions-focussed and committed to hope, Alison’s focus is rooted in the South African context, while engaging with global research and best practice. She speaks from practice, research, and lived experience, with a clear focus on child-centred systems, professional integrity and sustainable impact. Alison describes her work life as a continual learning experience and her vocation as a great privilege.
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