Bullying

Schools can use a variety of approaches to address bullying but all schools should do the following:

• have a named member of staff leading anti-bullying issues
• make sure all staff are trained and feel confident to respond and effectively deal with all bullying incidents
• have an up-to-date anti-bullying policy addressing all forms of bullying which clearly explains how they’ll prevent and respond to bullying across their school community
• encourage children and families to be involved in developing the anti-bullying policy and make sure it’s shared across their school community
• make sure children and families know how to raise bullying concerns and clearly understand how this will be responded to
• monitor the effectiveness of their anti-bullying policy
• provide strategies to support those who are bullied and those who bully