Anti-bullying
Several Times On Purpose (STOP).
We want all children, regardless of their individual circumstances, to be happy, confident and successful. In order to fully achieve this vision, we need children to feel safe and secure both in our school and in the wider community. We want children to feel as though they can talk about their emotions and come to us to express concerns or worries, no matter how small they may perceive them to be.
Working as part of a collective school team, including parents and the wider community, we want to equip children with the necessary skills to prevent and deal with harmful or challenging situations using restorative practices.
By teaching our children this knowledge and capability, we instil in them the power to become not only happy, confident and successful children but happy, confident and successful adults too.
If children are happy, safe and secure in their school environment, this will have an impact on staff well-being and children’s learning. Our behaviour policy aims to set out our whole school approach to anti-bullying including how to monitor, record and report situations and incidents to achieve our ultimate goal: to prevent bullying behaviour. It is imperative that all members of staff, parents and governors have a clear understanding of this to ensure consistency throughout the school and across the community. Bullying is everyone’s business.
Bullying is the deliberate, pre-meditated and REPEATED physical, verbal or emotional assault of an individual or group, by a single person or group.
Why is bullying a safeguarding concern?
Whether bullying is taking place online or in person, children are negatively impacted and affected by it. They can be physically and emotionally hurt by bullying behaviours and it is important that as a school and parents we take steps to make sure that children are supported and that we address bullying directly.
What can you do if you are worried your child is being bullied?
Parents who believe their child has been harmed as a result of bullying, or believes their child is harming others, should share their concerns with the school at the earliest opportunity and be prepared to work with the school to keep the children safe. The first port of call should be to contact the class teacher. All expressions of concern will be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly and, if there is a concern regarding incidents of bullying, this will be shared with the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher and safeguarding team. Support will be provided by the pastoral team. Should parents still be concerned, contact should be made with the Headteacher or the Deputy Headteacher.
- reassure them that they have done the right thing by telling you and can always talk to a trusted adult
- let them know who can help them
- report the bullying to school
- report the bullying to the platform/social media app
- remind your child that online behaviour
- talk to your child: tell them about what a healthy friendship looks like
- show your child what is safe behaviour
Ring the National Bullying Helpline – 0845 22 55 787 or Childline – 0800 1111 or visit www.childline.org.uk
