B.I.T. PROGRAMME
Bullying Intervention Training
A little B.I.T. goes a long way
Introduction to B.I.T.
• B.I.T. (Bullying Intervention Training) trains teachers,
non teaching staff & other professionals to be able to
provide preventative anti-bullying training to young
people
• Teachers & other professionals will attend a 3 hour
training programme delivered by Kidscape trainers
• Each teacher/professional is then required to facilitate a
half day workshop to pupils within their own school /
setting
• All training / access to resources / support provided free
A little B.I.T. goes a long way
of charge
How does the B.I.T. Programme
benefit you?
• Supports your existing P.S.H.E. programme &
associated projects
• Strengthens your anti-bullying work with pupils
• Meets the proposed OFSTED changes to the inspection
process….
‘’We propose to judge pupils behaviour & safety by giving particular attention to: their attendance
& punctuality at school & in lessons; their behaviour & attitudes towards others, and respect for
other young people & adults, including the way pupils treat one another; how well they are
protected from bullying and the views of pupils, parents & carers’’
• Provides bullied young people and those at risk of being
bullied with the skills necessary to keep them safe &
improve their confidence levels
• Enables those bullying others to recognise the effect of
their behaviour & to consider ways of controlling their
aggression
A little B.I.T. goes a long way
Why Kidscape?
• Reputation & experience: 26 years experience of delivering high
quality anti-bullying training & child protection
• Extensive support: telephone helpline & website for parents,
Youth2Youth Helpline, literature, training, conferences, media
interviews & advice to LEAs & Health Trusts
• Proven training expertise: Kidscape’s ZAP free one day intensive
session provides intensive therapeutic assertiveness training for
children & parents - 85% of ZAP participants are not bullied again
A little B.I.T. goes a long way
Process Summary
• School selects teachers and other staff to attend the 3 hour B.I.T.
training programme
• Teachers and other staff attend a 3 hour training programme
• Teachers & Senior Management Team identify a minimum of 10
pupils (aged 13-16 years), per trained professional, who will benefit
from the programme
• Within a term of attending the programme, the trained professionals
will facilitate the B.I.T programme to a group of selected pupils
• Kidscape will evaluate the effectiveness of the training intervention 3
months later
A little B.I.T. goes a long way
What’s Next?
1.
Discuss this fully funded training programme with your
S.M.T.
2.
Consider the benefits of this programme for your pupils
3.
Contact the B.I.T. regional trainer to arrange a meeting
to discuss the programme in detail
4.
Reflect on your anti-bullying policy & procedures to
see how the B.I.T. programme can provide further
evidence of best practice within your school
A little B.I.T. goes a long way