{"id":146,"date":"2015-06-19T09:43:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T09:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/anntest3\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2020-05-19T09:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T09:26:56","slug":"anti-bullying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/anti-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0ANTI BULLYING POLICY <\/strong>(see previous entry: SCHOOL DISCIPLINE)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong>: Bullying is a common and widespread problem throughout society.\u00a0 All pupils have the right to Education in a safe secure environment which is free from bullying.\u00a0 It is the responsibility of all providers and users of the Education service to ensure that this right is granted at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Rationale<\/strong>:\u00a0 Bullying in school can only be effectively dealt with if parents, teachers and pupils work together to find a solution.\u00a0 It is necessary to acknowledge that bullying does exist and is a problem common to all schools.\u00a0 It should, therefore, consistently be given a high profile within the school where an open, caring and responsive climate should be created.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Aims<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to foster agreement that bullying is unacceptable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to develop a range of strategies to deal with bullying<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to work with parents to minimise bullying in school and give reassurance that incidents, when they do arise, will be dealt with fairly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to promote a caring responsive climate where customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">are assured of a \u201clistening ear\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Identifying Bullying:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Identifying bullying is crucial to pupil\u2019s well-being in school.\u00a0 Bullying is a persistent, intentional abuse of power to hurt.\u00a0 It is not always purely physical.\u00a0 The more serious bullying is usually verbal, social or emotional in nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">It can manifest itself in any of the following ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Tripping<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Name calling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ignoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pushing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kicking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Talking about<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hitting<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">It is important to make all pupils aware of their responsibilities in witnessing such behaviour.\u00a0 Failure to report such acts may be interpreted as condoning the bullying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Role of the Head Teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to work with staff in creating and maintaining a caring and supportive ethos<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to encourage a whole school approach to bullying<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to promote home\/school partnership<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to support class teachers in dealing with bullying behaviour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to apply sanctions, if appropriate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to involve outside agencies, e.g. Psychological Services if appropriate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Role of the Teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to create and maintain an atmosphere within the class which would encourage pupils to feel confident about speaking out about bullying, e.g. circle time sessions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to take reports of bullying seriously<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">take action when necessary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to seek advice when necessary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to report serious incidents to the Head Teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Role of the Janitor and Support Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to observe and monitor pupils behaviour in the playground at intervals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to defuse incidents and prevent them escalating<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to report incident to Class Teacher or Head Teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">An adult presence is provided in playgrounds at break times in terms of the Schools (Safety and Supervision of Pupils) (Scotland) Regulations 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Role of Parents<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to support their children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to report repeated or serious incidents to the school<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to co-operate with the school in their efforts to sort out the problem<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to encourage their children to follow the Golden Rules established within the school<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">to understand that \u201chitting back\u201d can make the child more vulnerable as it is more difficult to establish who is at fault.\u00a0 It encourages violence.\u00a0 It can cause injury.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strategies for Children<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">When bullying is being discussed advice should be given to children about how to react to and deal with bullies and bullying.\u00a0 Through Circle Time, they can offer support and advice to one another and this should be encouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Children should be aware that they should not<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">blame themselves<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">put themselves at risk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">hit back<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Children should be aware that they should<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">stay calm and look confident<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">stay with friends<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">tell someone \u2013 friends, buddy, House Captain, janitor, teacher, or parent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">keep in control<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">report incidents they have witnessed \u2013 there are no innocent bystanders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Procedures for dealing with Bullying:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Children are aware of strategies to report Bullying, e.g.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">through a \u201cBubble time\u201d session with the teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">through their House Captain, who will report the incident to an adult on their behalf<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">through any adult supervisor in the playground<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">through the \u201cBuddy system\u201d\u00a0 set up for younger pupils<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Teachers will report any serious or persistent incidents to the Head Teacher, Head Teacher will interview bully and victim and take appropriate action.\u00a0 Consequences of actions will be discussed with the children.\u00a0 Parents will be involved where necessary and support and co-operation will be sought to resolve the situation. Recurring incidents will be recorded, and where no satisfactory outcome can be reached at school level, outside agencies may be involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The recording of bullying or alleged bullying incidents are recorded electronically as part of the School\u2019s monitoring system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u00a0ANTI BULLYING POLICY (see previous entry: SCHOOL DISCIPLINE) Introduction: Bullying is a common and widespread problem throughout society.\u00a0 All pupils have the right to Education in a safe secure environment which is free from bullying.\u00a0 It is the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/anti-bullying\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":886,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/886"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1328,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions\/1328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sikeside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}