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KiVa Anti-Bullying Programme

KiVa Anti-Bullying Programme. Presentation at the Bangor Conference 2015 Suzy Clarkson Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention Bangor University. KiVa. Suzy - Research assistant - Programme and the research from Finland and Wales

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KiVa Anti-Bullying Programme

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  1. KiVa Anti-Bullying Programme Presentation at the Bangor Conference 2015 Suzy Clarkson Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention Bangor University

  2. KiVa Suzy - Research assistant - Programme and the research from Finland and Wales Huw – Deputy Head from Llanllechid with some of his pupils – Teacher and pupil perspective of KiVa Zoe – Social Research Unit Dartington – Taking KiVa to scale

  3. KiVa Anti-Bullying Programme • Developed and evaluated in Finland; Professor Christina Salmivalli at Turku University • Commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture • For over a decade no changes in bullying prevalence rates • Legislative changes (1998, 2003) • Schools required to have policy (including action plan or strategy against bullying) • Schools encouraged to self-invent programmes

  4. Research on Bullying • Bullying is a group process • Bully’s behaviour: pursuit and maintenance of status and power within the group • Bystanders’ behaviour: encourage, support, and maintain the bully’s behaviour Foundations of KiVa: • By influencing the behaviour of classmates, we can help to reduce the rewards gained by the bullies and consequently, their motivation to bully in the first place

  5. KiVa Antibullying Programme KiVa is a structured and sytematic programme with a large amount of materials and concrete tools Two components Universal actions: Ten double lessons, online games, high-visibilty vests for playtime supervision, posters, and parent website Indicated actions: KiVa team with scripted strategies for dealing with reported incidents of bullying. Indicated actions permit “victim’s voice” to be heard, allow bully to commit to a plan to support the victim, and class teacher to encourage pro-social support for victim.

  6. Finnish Randomised Controlled Trial • 234 schools 117 intervention, 117 control Finland > 30 000 students • Wide age range (Grades 1-9, pupils 7-15 years of age)

  7. Main Conclusions of the RCT • KiVa was effective in reducing (self- and peer-reported) bullying and victimisation during the first nine months of implementation • The effects generalised to multiple forms of victimisation; Verbal, social exclusion, physical, material, threats, racist, sexual and cyber • Numerous positive effects on other outcomes; • empathy, self-esteem, school liking and academic motivation etc. • Decreases in depression and anxiety

  8. Finnish Rollout • In 2009, Rolloutcommenced in 1,450 schools • 880 schoolsincluded in furtherevaluations (N~150,000 pupils). Postiveresultsweregained • In 2010, +810 schools • In 2011, +200 schools NOW: 90% of schools implement KiVa

  9. Welsh Pilot study • A small-scale pilot study involving 17 schools 14 in Wales and 3 in Cheshire (2012/2013) - Unit 2 curriculum for 9-11 yearolds • Training by KiVa team from Finland • Termlysupportmeetingsheld with teachers in threelocationsacross Wales • Data collected - Pre-postonlinepupilself-reportsurvey - Teachermid- and end-pointsurvey

  10. Pupil self-report results Victimisation: t(12) =2.15, p =.027 Bullying: t(12) =2.79, p =.008 Final: Pupil sample n=472 School sample n=13

  11. Teacher Feedback • Teachers: enthusiastic and positive about the lesson content and structure • Teachers: reported that 75-100% of pupils were engaged and enthusiastic about the lessons • The majority of teachers reported that KiVa had a positive impact on: child well-being, behaviour, pro-social behaviour, and class and playground atmosphere

  12. Second year follow-up of Pilot School pupilsMean percentage of self-reported victims and bullies from pupils in year five that received the intervention in 2012/3 and the same groups of children at the end of year 6 in schools where the programme has been continued.Data collected in year 5 in September 2012 and July 2013, and in year 6 in July 2014. The error bars represent the standard error.

  13. BIG Lottery funded RCT • The pilot trial led to a Welsh BIG Lottery innovation funded RCT in 20 schools from across Wales • RCT is being conducted by a partnership between the Social Research Unit Dartington and Bangor University • RCT uses both Units 1 and 2 of the programme, delivered to whole of KS2, pupils age 7 to 11 years old

  14. The RCT • 11 intervention, 9 wait list control • We are now in Phase 2 • In Phase 1 (2013-2014) only the intervention schools delivered the programme, and Phase 2 (2014-2015) intervention and control schools delivered the programme

  15. RCT Outcomes The funded trial will consider: Bullying Pupil self-report Victimisation Pupil self report Mental well-being Teacher Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Attendance Half day absences Feedback from teachers, during the termly support sessions is extremely positive, both for lesson content and child engagement

  16. Training Training for schools and for trainers Dates: 28th – 29th April 2015 for schools 28th - 30th April 2015 for trainers Cost and further details available from: e.f.williams@bangor.ac.uk

  17. Thank you for listening Suzy Clarkson: pss01f@bangor.ac.uk Centre of Evidence based Early Interventions Bangor University

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