ANTI-BULLYING POLICY

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1 ANTI-BULLYING POLICY Date last reviewed: Review Date: Spring 2017 Responsible Committee: Full Governing Body Responsible person: Assistant Headteacher

2 CONTENTS 1 - RATIONALE 2 - BULLYING IS 3 - BULLYING IS DEFINED AS 4 - IT IS OUR AIM 5 - STATUTORY DAYS OUT OF SCHOOL 6 - PREVENTION STRATEGIES 7 - DEALING WITH INCIDENTS 8 - MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REVIEW 2

3 1. Rationale Everyone at Hailey Hall School has the right to feel welcome, secure and happy and the aim of this anti-bullying policy is to ensure that learners learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment without fear of being bullied. 2. Bullying is Anti-social behaviour, unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Bullying of any sort prevents members of Hailey Hall s community from being able to fulfil their potential so is detrimental to equality of opportunity at the school. 3. Bullying is defined as Deliberately hurtful behaviour, repeated over a period of time, where it is difficult for those being bullied to defend themselves. The three main types of bullying are: 1. physical ( hitting, kicking, theft ) 2. verbal ( name calling, racist* or homophobic remarks, threatened violence) 3. indirect ( spreading rumours, excluding someone from social groups) 4. It is our aim to Challenge attitudes about bullying behaviour, increase understanding for victims of bullying Help build an anti-bullying ethos in the school. Only when all issues of bullying are addressed will members in our community be able to fully benefit from the opportunities available at Hailey Hall. Members of Hailey Hall community who are being bullied may show changes in behaviour, such as: becoming shy and withdrawn nervous feigning illness being absent more often only seeking the company of adults evidences of changes in work patterns lacking concentration truanting from school 3

4 5. Statutory Duty of Schools The Headteacher has a legal duty under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to draw up procedures to prevent bullying at Hailey Hall and to bring these procedures to the attention of staff, parents and learners. 6. Prevention Strategies Learners will be advised to report any incidents of bullying to an adult within the school and that when another learner tells them they are being bullied or if they see bullying taking place to realise it is their responsibility to report it to a member of staff The curriculum will be used whenever possible to reinforce the ethos of the school as an intimidation-free environment Within the curriculum the school will raise awareness of the nature of bullying in PSHE, form tutorial time, assemblies and other relevant subject areas such as role play in English and drama * See Anti-Racist Policy 7. Dealing with Incidents At Hailey Hall the following steps will be taken when dealing with: a) Incidents If bullying is suspected or reported, the incident will be dealt with immediately by the member of staff who has been approached All reports of bullying will be investigated and taken seriously by staff members A clear account of the incident will be recorded and given in the first instance to the form tutor who will inform the Senior Leadership Team (Assistant Head in charge of Behaviour) accordingly Form tutors will be fully informed Parents will be kept informed Appropriate measures will be taken in consultation with all parties concerned b) Learners Learners who have been bullied will be supported by: Offering an immediate opportunity to discuss the experience with their form tutor or adult of their choice Offering continuous support 4

5 Restoring self-esteem and confidence Learners who have bullied will be helped by: Discussing what happened Discovering why the learner became involved Establishing the wrong-doing and the need to change Strategies to help them change Informing parents or guardians to help support a change in both attitude and behaviour of the learner c) Disciplinary steps: Official warnings to cease offending Detention Internal isolation Exclusion from certain areas of school premises at certain times Fixed-term exclusion Permanent exclusion 8. Monitoring, Evaluation and Review The school will review this policy bi-annually and assess its implementation and effectiveness. The policy will be promoted and implemented throughout the school 5