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Anti-Bullying Policy
‘Together, we nurture, inspire, challenge and achieve’
Rationale
At South Wonston Primary School we are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all our pupils so they can learn in a happy and secure atmosphere. The maintenance of good behaviour and discipline is the responsibility of all staff, who will support each other in encouraging good behaviour in all pupils, not just those for whom they have specific class responsibility.
We expect everyone to listen and be polite to one another, to think of others and to respect one another and each other’s property. Bullying of any kind is unacceptable at our school. If bullying does occur, all pupils should be able to tell an adult in school and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. This means that anyone who knows that bullying is happening is expected to tell the staff.
Objectives:
• All staff, governors, pupils & parents should have a shared understanding of
bullying
• Bullying is unacceptable and will not be tolerated
• Clear procedures for reporting bullying should be understood and followed to
ensure incidents can be dealt with swiftly
• All staff will follow the anti-bullying procedures to provide a consistent response to
any bullying incidents which occur
Definition of bullying
Bullying is the use of repeated aggression with the intention of hurting another person which results in pain and/or distress to the victim.
Bullying is:
they do not have the necessary skills, confidence or resources
Bullying can take various forms and can be carried out by adults or children. It can include:
belongings
a discriminatory nature e.g. racial, sexual etc.
Prevention
The central aim of our Behaviour Policy is that only good behaviour will be encouraged. School staff, children and parents will work together cooperatively to create a climate where bullying does not occur.
Strategies for the prevention of bullying will include:
Protection
Creating clearly understood and agreed systems:
other school systems to promote good behaviour.
approach.
Newsletters.
The Role of parents
Parents can play an important role in detecting bullying. A child may indicate that he/she is being bullied through various behaviours such as:
These signs could always indicate other problems, but bullying should be considered as one possibility and parents are encouraged to inform the school as soon as possible in these circumstances. Parents have a responsibility to support the school’s anti bullying policy and to actively encourage their children to report issues as they happen directly
What the school will do if bullying is reported
At South Wonston Primary School, we take all forms of bullying as seriously and will deal with each situation individually.
We will use the following procedure when a child, or a child’s friend or an adult (including a parent) reports any bullying to a member of staff:
This may include
Exclusions
At South Wonston Primary School, we follow the Hampshire County Council guidelines relating to exclusions.