ZNPs strategies on tackling cyber harassment Joanna Sieciska

ZNP’s strategies on tackling cyber harassment Joanna Siecińska ZNP, Poland

Existing measures - cyber harassment prevention code of conduct Hotline for Teachers Social Labour Inpsectorate Coalition for Equal Chances

CODE OF CONDUCT several year-long project preparatory stage – since 2006 9 th December 2009 – conference in Warsaw with FES (cyber harassment included) Actions to be taken : discussion and exchange of good practices and international initiatives presentation of the project to ZNP members (origin, principles, goals) presentation of educational package (model training materials) organisation of conferences (from January to June 2010) – feedback on the package; filling in evaluation forms)

CODE OF CONDUCT Project goals and objectives : to raise awareness to improve the quality of relations to improve the status and legal protection of education workers to create a favourable social atmosphere towards & among teachers to enhance professional and ethical responsibility towards pupils, colleagues and parents

CODE OF CONDUCT Timeframe: analysis of forms, rectifications, supplement to the package July - August 2010 design and layout – September 2010 printing – October 2010 presentation at the Convention and adoption of the code – November 2010 4 -year-long implementation – from January 2011 on

Existing measures - cyber harassment prevention Hotline for Teachers anonymous, free of charge consultations targeted at teachers professional educators and psychologists May 2007 – December 2009 Social Labour Inspectorate – a national unit supervising labour law’s implementation at school ensuring safe and healthy working conditions protecting employees’ rights.

Existing measures - cyber harassment prevention Coalition for Equal Chances - anti-discrimination group 27 different organisations and associations, including the only trade union – ZNP - 1 st meeting - 19 th April 2010

ZNP PROJECT close cooperation with partner institutions tackling cyber harassment: - state institutions (CMPPP – in-service teacher training institution) - NGOs : FDN – Nobody’s Children Foundation CBOS – Public Opinion Research Centre

ZNP PROJECT - cooperation Nobody’s Children Foundation (FDN) – initiatives: nationwide campaign „Child on the Internet” action „Stop to cyber bullying” project „Sieciaki. pl” (Internet users) Helpline. org. pl

ZNP PROJECT - cooperation review of available materials on cyber harassment: * research programmes - „Internet threats to children” (2004, 2006; FDN) - „Children’s exposure to dangerous content on the Web” (2006; FDN) - „Peer bullying and electronic media” (2007; FDN) - „Portait of the Internet user” (2009, CBOS) - „Using the Internet” (2009) - „The Internet risks” (2009)

ZNP PROJECT - cooperation * reports - „Aggression and violence at school” questionnaire surveys conducted in 1997, 2003, 2007 * e-books targeted at teachers, children and parents - „How to react to cyber harassment” (FDN, CMPPP) - „Safe Internet”

ZNP PROJECT conference in 2011 – collection of good practices from regions – organised in cooperation with GEW brochure & how-to book to be published training 1 specialist in each region – counselling on discrimination creation of ZNP Equal Committee

ZNP Equal Treatment Committee programme drawing up a concept for the activity of equal treatment experts at ZNP district committees (experience, achievements, practices) training courses for equal treatment experts (antidiscrimination law, equality in education, good practice examples) – experience shared by GEW seminar on equal treatment (1 st session of the Committee on 25 th November 2010) dissemination and promotion of materials

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