Anti-Bullying Service

Overview

The service supports school staff in providing the necessary action needed to tackle bullying behaviour implementing the Anti-Bullying policy, delivering prevention programmes, and addressing incidents by fostering awareness, offering assertiveness training, and guiding students through restorative practices. Support extends to students, parents, and staff.

What you'll get

Services Offered

 

  • One-to-one sessions with individuals involve;
  • Small group sessions;
  • Tailor made sessions to tackle various situations;
  • Class interventions;
  • Information & training sessions for school staff;
  • Creating initiatives in schools - promoting a whole school approach;
  • Information talks with parents;
  • Senior Management Team meetings;
  • Referral to other members of the Psychosocial team;

  • Collaborative work with other professionals/entities

     

Bullying can take these forms:

 

  • Physical - hitting, poking, tripping or pushing, etc.
  • Verbal - name calling, insults, abuse, etc.
  • Social - lies, spreading rumours, mimicking, deliberately excluding someone (ostracizing), etc.
  • Psychological - threatening, manipulating, stalking behaviour, etc.

  • Cyber - using technology such as messages, email, mobile phones, tablets, gaming consoles, chat rooms, networking sites - to bully verbally, socially and/or psychologically.

     

What happens when there is a bullying incident at school?

 

  • The learner needs to speak to a trusted adult at school.
  • This adult is then responsible to refer the information to the School Leadership Team, who might also refer the case to the guidance teachers .

  • If the problem persists a referral form to the Anti-Bullying Service is filled in, and then further interventions are carried out by a member of this service.

     

What happens when Cyber bullying takes place?

 

  • Save any messages, chats, pictures: take a screenshot or ‘save as’.
  • If possible, print the evidence.
  • Inform the school and present the evidence.
  • Lodge a report at your local police station - take the evidence!

  • The Cyber Crime police unit or Vice Squad will take the necessary action once report is filed.

     

Eligibility

Students from Year 1 to Form 5.

How to apply

The service is offered by Wellbeing Services through referrals from schools.

 

Directorate for Educational Services (DES)
Fra Gaetano Pace Forno Street Hamrun, Malta.
HMR 1101

 

Email: [email protected]​​

Tel: 25983497/25983421​