Tobacco Industry “A cigarette for the beginner is a

symbolic act. I am no longer my mother's child, I'm tough, I am an adventurer, I'm not square”

“As the force from the psychological symbolism subsides, the pharmacological effect takes over to sustain the habit.”

Philip Morris,1969

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

Year 9 have worked with me to put this assembly together

Yr 10 have worked with Mr Harris to produce a logo for the website and Seagull to emphasise the work we are doing this week

Students have compiled a plasma screen presentation which will run through the week

As part of a

whole school project to support Anti-bullying week.

JRCS students designed a selection of Anti-bullying logo’s

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designs…

Winning

design…

Thanks to the contributors…

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th The school has signed up to be part of ‘The

Big March’ – a National campaign hosted entirely online where avatars will march across computer screens, via partner websites, to take a stand against bullying. The virtual marchers will hand in a petition to 10, Downing St asking the government to help to protect children from bullying, violence and harassment. ‘The Big March’ is being run by the ICT department throughout the week

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

Years 12 & 13 will be offering a support desk at break and lunchtimes

At the support desk you will be able to collect a cut and paste guide to how to keep safe from cyber-bullying

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

You will also be able to sign the Jo Richardson Community School Anti bullying pledge

We will be putting the signatures together in our Anti bullying pledge book

Students will be able to enter a competition to design the cover for our Anti bullying pledge book ( entries to Ms Simpson by Friday 20th November

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

You will also be able to ask for help and advice to tackle bullying

Suggestions box for your ideas about school activities and actions we can take to continue and expand our anti bullying campaign

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

Pause for Thought: More than a quarter of children

get threats of violence whilst at school, and half of these have been carried out

Around 10% of children have missed school because of the violence

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

Up to 40% of secondary school students feel that their teachers are unaware of the bullying which goes on

About 17% of calls to ChildLine are about bullying. For the last five years it’s been the most common reason people call

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

There were 26,134 calls to ChildLine about bullying in 2008-2009

8 out of 10 children with a learning disability had been bullied (source MENCAP 2007)

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

Bullying can make life miserable

It takes many forms:Physical abuseVerbal abuseCold ShoulderCyber bullying

Anti Bullying Week- Nov 15-19th

Between 15 and 25 children commit suicide every year because of bullying

It’s up to us all to do something about it:StudentsTeachersParents

Useful contacts

For further information about bullying try these helplines and websites:

www.childline.org.uk (tel:0800 1111)www.bullying.co.uk

www.kidscape.org.uk (tel:08451 205204)