Our Approach to Anti-Bullying:

At our school, we pride ourselves on empowering children to recognise what bullying is, to know when something is not okay, and to have the confidence to report their worries. Our assemblies are used as explicit teaching opportunities where we explore the misuse of power, repeated and targeted incidents, and behaviours that can be verbal, physical or online. Alongside whole-school assemblies, we also teach about bullying and healthy relationships through our PSHE curriculum, Anti-bullying week and class assemblies, ensuring children revisit these themes regularly and in age-appropriate ways. This is a resource that we use with the children:

We encourage all children to be upstanders, not bystanders—speaking up for themselves and for others. These skills support them not only in their friendships now, but also in their future relationships, workplaces and educational journeys.

To ensure we continue improving, we carry out pupil surveys to hear children’s views first-hand and identify further ways to strengthen their safety and wellbeing. We also make sure every child has a trusted adult in school whom they can speak to if they ever feel worried or unsafe.

We have recently created a new Anti Bullying policy shaped by parent feedback, and our School Councillors have collected viewpoints from children across the school. A family-friendly version of the policy has also been produced so that every member of our community can understand our approach clearly.

If a parent believes their child may be experiencing bullying, we use a threshold form to help us investigate thoroughly. This enables us to gather context, information, opinions and facts from everyone involved, helping us determine whether a situation is bullying, unkindness, a misunderstanding, or a falling-out. Clear actions are put in place for each outcome, and we check in with children throughout the process. We also continue to monitor the situation long after it has been resolved to ensure lasting change and reassurance.,