Anti-Bullying

When someone says or does something unintentionally hurtful and they do it once, that’s RUDE.

When someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and they do it once, that’s MEAN.

When someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and they do it SEVERAL TIMES ON PURPOSE to upset you then it’s

BULLYING!

What to do if you are being bullied:

We want to make sure that our school is a kind, safe, friendly place for EVERYBODY!

We don’t want any bullying to happen at our school but if it does you MUST tell somebody.

There are lots of people you can talk to if you are being bullied.

You can tell any teacher in school who will help sort out any problems.

You can put it in one of the worry boxes which is situated around school. Mrs Hodge will then come and speak to you.

You can talk to the play leaders on duty.

You can tell a peer mentor– they have been specially trained to help sort out problems. Their pictures are out up around school so that you can recognise them.

Parent’s section

Parents/carers who are concerned that their child might be being bullied, or who suspect that their child may be the perpetrator of bullying, should contact their child’s class teacher immediately who will follow the school’s policy and procedures. If they are not satisfied with the response, they should contact the head teacher, through the school office. If they remain dissatisfied, they should follow the school’s complaints procedure, which is available from the school office.

Parents/carers have a responsibility to support the school’s anti-bullying policy, actively encouraging their child to be a positive member of the school. An anti-bullying advice leaflet, produced by the Anti-Bullying Steering Group, is issued annually to parents/carers and information for parents is available on the school’s website, including advice for dealing with incidents of cyberbullying. If parents would like to discuss or receive more information about anti-bullying at our school, then they can speak with Mrs Hodge or Mrs Atcha. All of these can be contacted through the school office.

Parents are discouraged from trying to deal with any incidents of bullying themselves, by approaching either the child involved or their parents.

Anti-Bullying Steering Group

The Anti-Bullying steering group meet regularly. This consists of staff, parents and Governors who are working together to provide input into how to move the school forward in its response to any incidents of bullying and the school’s work to eradicate bullying. If you have any suggestions to put forward for discussion in this meeting please speak to Mrs Hodge.

During Anti-Bullying Week every class completed activities about friendships, identity, equality and what makes us all special and unique. We are really proud of how our children engaged aIt has been great to see all children proudly wearing their ‘One Kind Word’ bands and we saw some wonderfully crazy socks to show that ‘We are all different, we are all equal’.

If you are having friendships issues in school then why don’t you talk to one of our Peer Mentors. There are peer mentors on duty every lunchtime in both the infant and junior yards. They have been specially trained to help you work through friendship issues or help you if you feel you have a problem.