Schools
Report
PB4L school-wide evaluation: preliminary findings
Abstract: This report presents indicative findings from the first phase of an evaluation of Positive Behaviour for Learning: School-Wide (PB4L: School-Wide). The report discusses the implementation and short-term shifts for schools that began PB4L: School-Wide in 2010/11. The findings suggest that overall, PB4L: School-Wide is well-regarded in participating schools and is linked to a wide...
Statistics
4261.6 - Educational outcomes, experimental estimates, Tasmania, 2006-2013
This release presents information on the socioeconomic context of school achievement in Tasmania and the outcomes for Tasmanian Year 12 graduates and early school leavers, such as further study and participation in the labour market.
Report
Children who bully at school
Examines children who bully at school, and specifically on the ways in which parenting and family functioning underpin a child's bullying behaviour. Overview School bullying is a serious problem worldwide. There is now strong evidence to indicate that children who bully at school are at significant risk for a range of antisocial, criminal and poor...
Guide
Working with families whose child is bullying: an evidence-based guide for practitioners
This guide aims to provide practitioners and other professionals with information on school bullying and ways to work with and support families with a child who is bullying others. Abstract When children bully others at school, they are at significant risk of continuing this pattern of antisocial behaviour and having mental health concerns as they...
Guide
Helping your child stop bullying: a guide for parents
This guide is part of a compendium of resources focusing on children who bully at school, which focuses on effective ways of working with families to interrupt the continuity from school bullying to later adverse life outcomes. Overview It’s hard for any parent to believe that their child is bullying another child, but sometimes it...