Welcome to the Anti Bullying page! Here you will find information about what bullying is, what we do to prevent it at our school and ways we promote positive emotional wellbeing.
What is bullying? We asked the different areas across the school to define what bullying is. Their definitions can be found here. Foundation Stage. “A bully is someone who makes us sad and scared every day. Make friends not bullies.” Key Stage One. “Bullying is hurting another person on purpose more than once…So you can be a good friend by being kind in what you say and do.” Key Stage Two. “Bullying is when a person or group of people physically or verbally mistreats or hurts others including through any form of social media which is deliberately repeated over time.” How do we try and prevent it?
PSHE and Anti-Bullying
The My Life PSHE scheme plays a key role in supporting the school’s approach to anti-bullying and the prevention of bullying behaviours. Through carefully planned, age-appropriate lessons, pupils are taught to understand the importance of kindness, respect and empathy, and to recognise the impact that bullying can have on individuals and communities.
The scheme supports pupils to:
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Develop positive relationships based on mutual respect and trust
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Recognise different forms of bullying, including verbal, physical, emotional and online bullying
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Understand the importance of speaking out and how to seek help for themselves or others
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Develop strategies for managing conflict and resolving disagreements in a respectful manner
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Build resilience, self-esteem and emotional awareness
Teaching through the My Life PSHE scheme reinforces the school’s values and expectations for behaviour and works alongside the school’s Anti-Bullying Policy to promote a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment for all pupils.
The Year Six children get involved in a GANGS (Get Away and Get Safe) workshop led by a visitor called James. This develops their knowledge of the history of gangs, why individuals join gangs, the consequences of joining gangs and how to say no and stay safe. This is an effective program with lots of thought provoking discussions and reflections from the pupils.
Religious Education Directory (RED) and Anti-Bullying
The Religious Education taught through the Religious Education Directory (RED) plays an important role in promoting positive behaviour and preventing bullying within our school community. Through the teaching of Gospel values and Catholic Social Teaching, pupils learn about the dignity of every human person and the importance of treating others with love, respect and compassion.
The RED curriculum supports anti-bullying education by:
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Encouraging pupils to recognise the value and uniqueness of every individual
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Promoting respect, kindness, forgiveness and empathy in relationships
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Helping pupils understand the impact of unkind or bullying behaviour on others
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Encouraging moral responsibility, reconciliation and making positive choices
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Supporting pupils to reflect on their actions and the importance of standing up for others
Teaching through the RED curriculum reinforces the school’s Anti-Bullying Policy and works alongside PSHE to foster a caring, inclusive and supportive school environment rooted in Christian values.
- School Code of Conduct.
Our code of conduct was written by the staff and children in school and is followed by everyone to keep us in a happy, safe environment.
- Massage in Schools Programme.
Children from Foundation Stage to Year four have been trained to carry out massage on their peers. This is so that positive touch is promoted and support positive well being and readiness to learn.
- Anti bullying weeks throughout the year.
We have had very successful anti bullying weeks throughout the years, including the themes-
Power for Good
Respect
Make Some Noise
Reach Out
- Circle time.
Circle time is a carefully planned time in which children develop a wide range of skills and attitudes such as confidence, self-esteem, talking and listening.
Massage in schools programme-
These sessions take place weekly and help children to develop self esteem, make positive relationships with their peers and promote happiness. It also aims to improve behaviour and children’s confidence.
- Repair, reflect, rebuild.
We recognise that in order to be successful in life we need to develop skills of tolerance, acceptance and resilience. Repair, reflect, rebuild helps us to develop the maturity to forgive and move on.
What will happen if I think my child is getting bullied? We have a zero tolerance policy on bullying and any cases of bullying, including cyber, will be dealt with quickly and effectively. We have developed a flowchart for parents that can be found at the bottom of this page. This will help to give a clear chain of events and reassure parents and carers of the process. Children are taught to report anything that they are worried about to a member of staff that they trust and this will be investigated straight away. If your child is experiencing bullying look at the flow chart below and then speak to the class teacher, KS leader, Anti-bullying leader Miss Whittaker/Mrs Cousins or the head teacher. If you do not wish to speak to a member of staff in person then please phone or email to school, these details can be found on our home page.
Anti Bullying Alliance – Click here for advice for parents
