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What is Bullying?
Bullying is a specific type of aggression in which:
1) The behaviour is intended to the hurt victim(s) emotionally or physically
2) The behaviour occurs repeatedly over time
3) There is an imbalance of power, with a more powerful person or group attacking a less powerful one
Bullying can lead to victims feeling:
Types of Bullying
Bullying can be emotional or physical; it can take many forms, and is often motivated by prejudice against particular groups, e.g. on grounds of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, intellectual ability, or because a child is adopted or has caring responsibilities. It can take place in or out of school, and even virtually (what is known as ‘cyber bullying’).
Prevention
It is our belief that the school should be a safe, secure and inclusive environment in which pupils are able to learn effectively without having to worry about being bullied. We aim to create this environment through a culture of respect and trust, where pupils treat the staff and each other with respect, and have enough confidence in the system to disclose and discuss incidents of bullying behaviour.
This will be achieved by
Intervention
If pupils have any issues or want to report a bullying incident, they should approach their form tutor or the Anti-Bullying Officer and talk to them about their concerns. Parents and teachers should refer their concerns to the Anti-Bullying Officer, or any member of the Senior Leadership Team in their absence, Form tutors meet weekly to address concerns. Even if bullying takes place outside the school or out of hours, the SLT has a duty to investigate all incidents that are referred to them. The SLT will deal with each case as fairly and as consistently as possible and will apply whatever actions it considers necessary to support both the victim and the perpetrator. This may include the involvement of external agencies, if deemed necessary.
Please note that the victim will be given full consideration; however, in many cases, there is an underlying issue/motivation behind bullying behaviour, in which case the perpetrator also requires help or counselling from the school. Although bullying in itself is not a specific criminal offence in the UK, some types of harassing or threatening behaviour or communications could be a criminal offence. E.g. under the Malicious Communications Act 1988, it is an offence for a person to send an electronic communication to another person with the intent to cause distress or anxiety, or to send an electronic communication that conveys an indecent or grossly offensive message, a threat, or information that is false and known/ believed to be false by the sender. In such cases, the police may become involved.
Procedure for noting and reporting bullying
Procedures for investigating and dealing with bulling behaviour