Bullying at school: the no‐blame approach

Abstract

Describes a pilot project conducted in an independent boys’ school to introduce the no‐blame approach for dealing with bullying. The approach was developed by Barbara Maines and George Robinson. It puts the emphasis on the effect of bullying on the victim. Instead of being punished, bullies are involved in looking at how their actions have affected the victim. Summarizes the lessons learnt from the pilot, including the need for better training for teachers at schools trying to implement the approach. The method is now being promoted by Eastern Surrey Health Authority. Since the pilot project, 12 independent schools in the East Surrey area have adopted the no‐blame approach using the model designed as a result of the pilot.

Citation

Demko, L. (1996), "Bullying at school: the no‐blame approach", Health Education, Vol. 96 No. 1, pp. 26-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654289610105392