Title: Smack or Sympathy?
Author: Ruth Joyce and Rod Grant
Publisher: Forbes Publications
Price: £6.95
ISBN: 1-899527-07-9

Summary: Bullying is an emotive and complex subject - and one that won't go away. Many aggressive children grow up into aggressive adults, making bullying an issue that affects the community as a whole, inside the school gates and beyond.

This practical and realistic guide will be warmly welcomed by teachers everywhere who want their schools to provide safe encouraging environments for pupils and staff alike. For teachers, assistants, school managers and governors, parents.

Nick Boddington and Noreen Wetton argue that bullying should be addressed in the curriculum long before it occurs: "It should be no different from the school's approach to drug or sex education." Written in consultation and co-operation with teachers and pupils at UK schools that have take positive anti-bullying steps. It includes Practical classroom exercises; Suggestions and plans for simple, effective activities; Case studies and real-life examples; Curriculum links; Models for creating a school Code of Conduct; Essential advice for working with parents; Sample documentation.