Breaking the Cycle - Bullying, it's not part of Scouting

Breaking the Cycle - Bullying, it's not part of Scouting

Stage Six

Community awareness

Right now, we're hoping you can:

• August 2014 - October 2014
• Poster and promotional activity within local, state, national Scout groups
• Media articles highlighting our position on bullying and the changes made to the organisation
• Linked to SiAW

Where you fit in

Stage One

Collation of resources & youth engagement

Stage Five

2014 Scouts in Action Week

• Tell us about your bullying and harassment policy document
• What actions are you taking as a result of its existence?
• How can we help you to do this?
• And, do you have any other resources dealing with bullying that Rovers have created that could help us?

• Throughout this project we'll be looking for feedback and advice, from all members, but particularly our younger members
• This will hopefully make it a truly engaging and successful project

• June 2013-August 2013
• Collection of data
• Collation of external resources
• Analysis of data
• Define and provide parameters for stages
• Collection of baseline data through online surveys
• Second survey of youth members at end of project to identify effect

• February 2014 - September 2014
• Development of reusable posters, video clips, and a social media campaign that links to Scout method, promoting peace and understanding
• 40 000 + participants in the 2014 SiAW

The Project

Stage Four

Stage Two

Trial and feedback

Relating to learning and the award scheme

• August 2013 - October 2013
• Review current leader training
• Development of national policy and procedures
• Development of award scheme and programming proposals

• October 2013 - March 2014
• Distribution through NYC networks
• Online surveys
• Small group activities in youth forums, including (hopefully!) at WAM2014
• Presentation of draft documents through leader networks
• Presentation of final documents to NOC March 2014

Stage Three

Development of new leader training models

In the future:

How can we build capacity in all members to understand the effects of bullying in Scouting, and provide long-term strategies to break the cycle?

• November 2013 - May 2014
• Preparing, having approved and producing e-learning modules

What we'll be doing

• We'll continue to be looking to you and the rest of the Rover population to provide us with feedback on what we're doing
• We'll also be looking to you to work with us to embed anti-bullying and anti-harassment strategies within our organisation

How to contact us:

The team

The committee

Prevalence of bullying

• Vicki Knopke (convenor)
• David Marston
• Annie Asquith
• John Clarke

• breakingthecycle@scouts.com.au
• www.facebook.com/ScoutsBreakingtheCycle

Supported by:

• There's no doubt bullying happens in Scouting (Dangar research; NYC Olympia 2009-2011)
• 18% of surveyed Cub Scouts have been bullied
• 26% of former Cub Scouts have bullied
• 7% indicated they left Scouting due to bullying
• Across Scouts, Venturers and Rovers, 27% of those surveyed indicated that they had been bullied
• 30.4% of surveyed Rovers indicated they had been bullied
• Outside of Scouting (Report on Young Australians, 2011)
• 38% of young people surveyed in 2006 had experienced bullied in the past 12 months
• Of those, 19% were bullied on a weekly or daily basis
• We cannot deny that this is an issue, and one that we are particularly well placed to deal with

• National Youth Programming Team
• Messengers of Peace (WOSM)
• National Youth Council
• National Rover Council