Bullying

What is bullying and how do we deal with it?

At The Grange Academy staff are committed to providing a caring, friendly safe environment.

Bullying of any kind is unacceptable. If bullying does occur, all students should be able to tell and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. The school is a TELLING environment, which means anyone who believes bullying is happening is expected to tell staff. Progress are the first point of contact to provide invaluable back up in supporting victims and in helping to resolve issues.

What is Bullying?

Bullying can be defined as any repeated words or actions, which are aimed at causing someone to feel frightened, miserable and helpless. Bullying is deliberately hurtful repeated over a period of time difficult for victims to defend themselves against.

If you are concerned that your child is being bullied then

• Talk calmly to your child
• Make a note of what is said – who involved, Where? When? What? happened, who else was there and the frequency
• Reassure that telling was the right thing to do
• Explain any further incidents must be reported to a teacher
• Make an appointment to see the Progress Tutor
• When talking to teachers, keep calm. Remember this may be the first the teacher has heard of the problem
• Be specific and use your notes
• Make a note of the proposed action
• Ask for help, support strategies to use at home
• Keep in touch – let staff know about improvements as well as continuing problems
• Feel confident that the staff will deal with any bullying issues in a fair and reasonable way