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TIMOTHY
ARTHUR FIELD
24th April 1952 to
15th January 2006
The work that Tim Field and Christine
Pratt started in the mid-1990’s to combat bullying, spanning
a decade, was intrinsically and explicitly linked. Presently,
the website bullyonline.org, written by Tim Field, is neither hosted
by Christine nor by her HR Consultancy; HR & Diversity Management
Ltd. However, bullyonline.org was hosted and left untouched by Christine
and David Pratt for a period of three years following Tim’s
untimely death in 2006.
Tim’s good work should never
be destroyed nor re-written as it is regarded as somewhat of an
international treasure – attracting interest outside the UK
from Australia, New Zealand, America and other countries. Written
‘simply years ahead of it’s time’ bullyonline.org
has become Tim’s epitaph and will never fail to serve its
original and brilliant purpose. It is presently hosted, and periodically
altered, by a group of unknown individuals who call themselves The
Tim Field Foundation.
During the late 1990’s Christine
and Tim worked on Tim’s website content together. Personnel
articles, statistics and Case Law on bullyonline.org were provided
by Christine between 1996 and 2005. Christine also assisted Tim
with his book Bully In Site, acknowledged by Tim. In
August 2003 Tim and Christine established the original Field Foundation
(not to be confused with the present Tim Field Foundation), along
with Susan Little and Meg Clarke. None of the above are members
of the present foundation. In January 2005 Tim became a non-executive
Director of HR & Diversity Management Limited and on 16th January
2005, delighted at the prospect of formally working closer with
Christine, Tim sent an email to her containing the following statement
which he subsequently placed on his website.
How
about this jolly little bio:
Tim Field, Non-Executive
Director
Tim is a Non-Executive Director of HR & Diversity Management
and is the founder of the first UK National Helpline for targets
of bullying. He is the creator and webmaster of Bully OnLine at
www.bullyonline.org, the world's largest Internet resource on workplace
bullying and related issues. Tim has been awarded two honorary doctorates
for his pioneering work on identifying and addressing bullying.
He has extensive experience of in-house training and public seminars
for employees, employers and trade unions. He is the author of the
book "Bully in Sight" and has worked as a consultant to
the BBC on a number of programmes highlighting bullying. Tim Field
and Christine Pratt are founder members of The Field Foundation,
a non-profit organisation established to carry on Tim's pioneering
work with the aim of bringing about a bully-free world.
Hope this helps!
Tim
Tim’s statement above, along
with all reference to HR & Diversity Management Limited and
the work that Tim and Christine achieved together, has been deleted
from bullyonline!
At the end of April 2005 Tim informed
Christine that he felt emotionally exhausted. Tim (an avid Treki
) was worried about his future. Having endured divorce and workplace
bullying, he was struggling to fund bullyonline and he was going
through a particularly traumatic court case involving the Trade
Unions. Tim was struggling. Christine emailed Tim on Tuesday 3rd
May 2005 and enquired after his health. He responded.
Bearing
up - I think I'm in need of HRT (technically it's called andropause),
so I'm taking a bit of a break at the moment. Had a great day on
Saturday - attended an Angel Therapy workshop in London led by Doreen
Virtue (www.angeltherapy.com).
Fancy a get-together sometime?
All the best,
Tim
It goes without saying, Tim and
Christine were extremely close friends. In fact it was Christine
who Tim turned to on Friday 4th October 2005 when he first felt
unwell. The only food Christine could persuade Tim to eat that weekend
was a small bowl of rice and some sweet-n-sour sauce. (Tim and his
wife were estranged at that time). Tim was taken into hospital on
Monday and had emergency surgery on Tuesday. On Wednesday 9th October
2005 Tim’s Consultant approached his bedside and informed
him that he was terminally ill. Christine was present. Tim smiled
and turned to the Consultant saying; “I’m
not going anywhere just yet, I have at least three more books left
in me to write”. Unfortunately, Tim was
far too ill to complete his good work. When Tim was well enough
to leave hospital, Christine and her husband nursed him at their
home in Swindon, Wiltshire. A few weeks later, realising that time
was of the essence, Christine helped Tim reconcile with his ex-wife
in order that he could be transferred to Rowtensall to spend Christmas,
New Year 2006 and his final days with his children. During this
period, Tim handed Christine an envelope containing the passwords
to bullyonline. He entrusted his website into her care. Christine
felt it appropriate to pass that envelope to the Field family, who
subsequently passed it on to a third party. None of this, nor the
personal or professional relationship between Tim, Christine and
David, is acknowledged by those who manage bullyonline today.
In January 2006 The Guardian wrote;
'Field believed that bullying was the single most important
social issue of today, and that its study provided an opportunity
to understand the behaviours which underlie almost all conflict
and violence. His work inspired and influenced international anti-bullying
organisations, while his personal energy, commitment and knowledge
restored sanity and saved lives'.
In April 2007 The National Bullying
Helpline charity was launched at The House of Commons, in Tim’s
memory. Tim’s family fully endorsed the charity launch and
attended the event. Sadly, largely due to the recession and lack
of funding, the helpline call-centre ceased to operate as a charity
in January 2011.
In order to continue the good work
that Tim and Christine started, this website will remain in tact.
It will be updated periodically and over a period of time may even
become known as The National Bullying Helpsite
- a not for profit organisation. Tim's children will always be welcome
to look at unpublished works, letters, emails, post-cards, letters
and other correspondence between their father and Christine and
David Pratt. These memoires will give them a 'true insight' into
their father’s life; his interests, his own plans for the
future (which included them) and his dedication and commitment to
his anti-bullying work during the last ten years of his life.
Thank you Tim for sharing your insight
and for providing unconditional support to simply thousands of people
all around the world. Rest In Peace.
To be continued in ‘A
BULLYING BUSINESS’ – yet to be published.
For a copy of BULLY IN SIGHT Telephone
01793 338888.
HELP
US STOP BULLYING
'You
are doing God's good work'. A grateful helpline caller. 2009.
The Rt Hon
DAVID CAMERON MP: "Stamping out bullying in the workplace and
elsewhere is a vital objective. Not only can bullying make people's
lives a misery, but it harms business and wider society too. So
I congratulate the National Bullying Helpline for its efforts to
give practical support to those being bullied, and to make bullying
a thing of the past". (NB David Cameron wrote this for
us before he became PM. We are extremely grateful to him for his
ongoing support of our work).
RE
NO.10 & FEBRUARY 2010
THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY
We would like
to say a BIG THANK YOU to all those who have written to us,
emailed us and/or called us since 22nd February 2010 voicing
support. We are overwhelmed by the volume of letters received.
The bullying
has not gone away. Bullying will never go away.
The Information
Commissioner (ICO) exonerated the COE of The National Bullying
Helpline of breach of confidentiality in February 2010. Simply,
no one was named, no personal details were disclosed and no
one was placed at risk.
The bullying
that was 'catagorically denied' in central government by political
officials in February 2010 has subsequently been admitted
by various political memoirists.
So, we will
continue to help those who struggle with bullying issues.
We will not be bullied ourselves. The public still need our
support - of that there is absolutely no doubt. We intend
to continue to provide support to all those who need it.
Thank you.
Voted
'Website Of The Week'.
YOU
Magazine: September 2009
ONGOING
SUPPORT
Due to the
closure of this Charity the FREE telephone support previously
found here is longer available. However, support is still
available on this website and via the HR Consultants and Solicitors
that we work with, who work on a commercial basis.
If you would
like your case assessed by an HR or legal expert, contact
us.
Email us at
admin@hrdiversity.co.uk if you would like
to know more.
Alternatively,
Telephone 0845 22 55 787.
The Step By
Step Guides, example letters and other sample policies and
documentation previously made available on this site can be
found through HR & Diversity Management Limited (the authors
and IP owners of the original documentation contained on this
website).
HR & Diversity
Management can be contacted Tel:01793 338888.
Additionally,
see list of useful contacts and helplines below:
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADVERTISE ON THIS SITE?
If
you are a mediator, a family or employment law solicitor,
a counsellor, an HR consultant and/or a provider of dispute
resolution services you are welcome to email admin@hrdiversity.co.uk
to have your contact details listed below. A small fee may
be charged for this service. We hope the helplines and useful
contact details provided below are of some assistance to you.
Thank you.
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Would
you like to advertise your dispute resolution
services on this website?
Would
you like more comprehensive assistance?
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list of useful contacts and helplines on our
contacts page
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Bullying
hurts
Bullies
are cowards
Cyber
bullying is a crime
Cyber
stalking is a crime
Harassment
is bullying
Stalking
is bullying
Bullies
are sad
Bullies
are cowards
Bullying
kills
Cyber
bullying is not just a kids thing
Online
Safety (Guide)
Facebook launch
a new abuse button. Understand how it works !
Have ground
rules, communicate them and understand them.
have rules
about meeting 'online friends' in real life
Have anti-virus,
filtering and parental monitoring systems
Activate
security and privacy settings on your child's computer
Arrange
all family access to internet to take place in a shared family
room
Consider;
can your child access the internet elsewhere?
Encourage
your child to talk to you if they are uncomfortable or have
concerns
Share
their experience
Share
your experience
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MOVING FORWARD - 2011
Our 'duty
of confidentiality' is, and always has been, to our clients.
We never have, nor ever will, release your details to a third
party. That said, the general public have a legitimate expectation
.. from time to time they reasonably expect us, as an anti-bullying
organisation, to 'speak out' to further our cause in the interests
of best practice and to campaign for a stress-free, bully-free,
world. This is what we do. This does not mean to say that The
National Bullying Helpline ever will, or ever has, breached
client confidentiality. Our Mission is to continue to work towards
eradicating anti-social behaviour in all corners of our society
and occasionally that involves campaigning, speaking out and
raising awareness.
Following inaccurate
media reporting and public speculation in February 2010 it was
'implied' that we had breached both client confidentiality and
data protection guidelines. This was not the case in fact. The
Information Commissioners Office (The ICO) subsequently exonerated
us of any such breach. We simply did not disclose personal names,
personal details or facts relating to historic calls to our
helpline - either to the Press or to any third party. We accused
no one of being a bully and we placed no one at risk in any
way.
The purpose
of our media intervention in 2010 was to point out the importance
of 'due process' as set out in the ACAS Code of Practice and
to encourage employers to investigate matters thoroughly rather
than make assumptions or (worse) make a public statement of
denial. Employees, UK wide, should feel able to raise contentious
matters in the workplace without fear of repercussion. In an
ideal world there would be no need for an anti-bullying helpline.
The media storm
of 2010 led to a significant increase in calls to our helpline
which we were unable to service. This was due to both lack of
funds and resources. This was most unfortunate because it became
immediately apparent that there was an urgent need for a UK
wide bullying helpline. That said, having provided a free telephone
bullying helpline service for several years and finding that
we continued to work in extremely stressful circumstances with
no funding, we decided to close our telephone helpline down
(see Trustee Statement below).
We are no longer
a Charity. However, this website remains 'your' National Bullying
Helpsite.
If you are struggling
with a bullying, harassment, cyber-crime or anti-social behaviour
issue today, we hope this Helpsite will enable you to identify
solutions and remedies along with practical, affordable, professional
support.
See useful contacts
below.
TRUSTEE
STATEMENT : January 2011
Trustees
of The National Bullying Helpline Charity decided with regret
at a meeting held on January 4, 2011, to discontinue the helpline
service with immediate effect and take steps to close the Charity
down.
The
National Bullying Helpline is no longer a Charity.
The Charity, founded
in 2007, provided an invaluable free service to the public. In
2010 calls to the Charity trebled but the decision to close comes
because of a lack of funding and the resignation of our founder
and Chief Executive. Increased workload and trying to secure funding
for the Charity had taken its toll on the CEO’s health over
the last year. The Charity Commission is being informed. Volunteers
at the offices in Swindon have been told that the helpline will
no longer operate.
A statement from
the Trustees said: “This last year, calls to our
helpline have trebled and we have had to take on additional Volunteers
and resources to meet demand. Without doubt, this demonstrates
that a free anti-bullying helpline is a much needed and much valued
life-line for the general public – adults and children alike.
“We
believe our Charity was unique. We believe there is no other UK
bullying helpline today, quite like The National Bullying Helpline,
providing assistance to both adults and children who are affected
by anti social behaviour in the community, the home, the workplace
and/or the playground.
"Undoubtedly,
the closure of our Charity will be a great loss to the public.
“May
we thank our founders, our Ambassador, our dedicated team of Trustees,
Volunteers, our Sponsors and all Associates for their invaluable
input over recent years, to this worthy cause.”
The National Bullying
Helpline website will remain in place as a resource for those
who want information and guidance for combating bullying as it
contains practical tools and downloadable material.
END
January
5 2011
THANK
YOU TO OUR PAST SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS and ASSOCIATES
To our Ambassador,
CJ de Mooi. Our Volunteers, particularly Sue and Richard. Infotec.
Hinton Newport. HR & Diversity Management Limited. W H
Smith. Swindon Wildcats. Sainsbury's Stratton. Zurich. Masterclass.
NASUWT. Thomson Directories. Morgan Crucible. Charles Lucas &
Marshall Solicitors, Monahan's, BBC Wiltshire Sound, GWR, Brunel
FM & Swindon 105.5 FM Community Radio and VAS Swindon.
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