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School Policy on Bullying
"Bullying" is: "Doing things or saying things to other people to hurt them over and over again."
What shows us that somebody may be being bullied?
If a child is very worried about school.
If a child does not want to go to school
If a child’s work gets worse.
If a child is ill for no reason
If a child changes moods.
Crying or shaking.
If a child has ‘lost’ something
If a child is asking for money
If a child has marks or bruises
If a child won’t say what is wrong
What happens if bullying takes place:
The school will have a caring team to deal with bullying. The team will have at least three members, to include the principal and the learning support / resource teachers. The team will meet monthly to discuss individual cases.
The class teacher will keep an account of all instances of alleged bullying. The caring team is informed of all serious cases. A dedicated notebook will be kept in the office containing these reports.
Parents are welcome to ask for information.
Parents are informed as soon as it has been established that bullying has taken place. If necessary parents will be invited to the school to meet with the principal and / or the caring team.
The class teacher and the caring team seek information from all the children involved.
The caring team will decide whether or not bullying has actually taken place
If it decides that bullying has taken place a programme of action will be designed, in consultation with the bully (bullies), victim(s) and their parents / guardians.
The caring team may seek information from other pupils about what happened.
Every effort will be made to raise the children's self esteem. "Stay Safe" and RSE lessons will be used in this area. The children themselves are not categorised or condemned but the unacceptable nature of the behaviour will be emphasised.