Initiative to help minimise the risk of child abduction through education. The Tae Kwon-Do School of Excellence Kidz n’ Power program covers important safety information in a straight forward, non-threatening way including break away techniques, stranger warning signs, tips to deal with bullies and internet safety precautions.
Child Safety:
• According to the National Centre for the Missing, Exploited Children there will be approximately 58,000 non-family abductions this year.
• There will be over 200,000 family abductions this year.
• 1 out of 5 girls and 1 out of every 10 boys will be sexually abused before they reach adulthood.
• Experts estimate that 60 million adults today were sexually abused when they were children.
• Over 800,000 children will be reported missing this year alone.
Bullying:
• 1 out of 4 kids will be abused by another youth.
• Surveys show 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally and physically.
• 14% of those bullied said they experienced severe reactions to abuse.
• 8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of bullies.
• 43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school.
• 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
Additional Research
• Local research suggests that 27% of Bradford pupils have been bullied outside school compared to 20% of non-Bradford pupils. The same research claimed that 1 in 5 Bradford students selected the statement “bullying has made me feel I can’t do things” as applicable to them.
• A questionnaire was sent to 28 secondary schools in the area. Responses were received from only 9. In 4 schools there were majorities stating that bullying was a problem in their school. In 2 schools the majorities said that they did not know whether or not bullying was a problem. Of these 6 schools, 5 had majorities who said that they knew who to turn to for help, but only 1 had a majority who responded to say that they knew whether or not their school had an anti-bulling policy. Out of the 9 schools that responded, 1 school declared that they had conducted a recent survey looking at the issue of bullying. 20 students responded and 17 had said they had been bullied at school. The overall response to the question “is bullying a problem in your school?” was “yes” 47% “no” 17% and “don’t know” 36%. To the question “do you know who to turn to for help?” The response was “yes” 80%, “no” 9% and “don’t know” 11%. This provides some indication that young people know who to turn to for help and yet there is still a bullying problem in some schools.
• 2 results from the survey that were significant are that:
• Bullying is at the top of young peoples concerns, but no 1 organisation had grasped the extent of bullying in the district.
• Reading the 2 together makes it clear that they must be changes in the conduct of the schools.
Please contact us if you have any questions or want further information about the kidz’n power programme and how the programme can be adapted to your needs.
