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Anti Bullying Policy |
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Policy |
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We are committed to providing a caring and
safe environment in which we can all learn in
a secure and stimulating atmosphere. Bullying
stops this happening, so bullying will not be
tolerated. It is the responsibility of all students,
parents/carers and staff to work together to
prevent it happening, however, as bullying is
often hidden, we must be alert at all times and
follow the correct procedures. To ignore it is
to condone it. Bullying runs counter to the agreed
Mission, Aims and Values of London Academy.
DEFINITION:
BULLYING IS THE CONTINUAL ATTEMPT TO MAKE SOMEONE’S
LIFE A MISERY.
It takes many forms.
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pushing, poking, hitting etc. |
| Verbal: |
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name-calling, insults, spreading rumours,
etc. |
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excluding, victimising, body language,
graffiti, etc. |
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unwanted physical contact and comments |
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| 2.0 |
Students |
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Through P.S.E. and assemblies students will
be given advice on how to prevent bullying. Students
who are being bullied, or who witness someone
else being bullied, must report it to a teacher.
Advice will be given on how to do this confidentially. |
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Parents/Carers |
| 3.1 |
If any Parent/Carer suspects that any bullying
is taking place they are urged to contact their
child’s form teacher immediately. All calls
will be treated in strict confidence. |
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Staff |
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Seemingly isolated acts of unpleasantness may
be part of a wider pattern of bullying so it
is essential that staff use the following procedure. |
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An Incident Occurs
Follow normal behaviour policy
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Stop the poor behaviour |
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Support the victim |
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Deal with the perpetrators |
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Take steps to prevent it happening again
and pass any behaviour you need help with
on to your Subject Leader. |
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However
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If you suspect that it might be a case
of bullying |
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Ask ‘victim’ to write the
details |
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Ask ‘bully’ to write the
details. |
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Staple accounts to yellow incident form
and pass onto Director of Studies |
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Don’t forget to send copy of form
to Equal Opportunities Co-ordinator if
appropriate. |
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The Director of Studies is the one with
the best overview to decide who should deal
with the case. If it is very serious, or if
it is a continuation of previous behaviour,
the Director of Studies should deal with it
(with Head of Department’s help if appropriate).
However, in most cases the Director of Studies
will ask a form teacher or other suitable person
to deal with it. Whoever handles the case should
follow the same steps.
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Clear warning to the ‘bully’ that
it must stop immediately (suggest strategies) |
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Support victim (suggest strategies) |
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Get students together – be firm
but positive – have confidence that
the bully wants to change too. |
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Attempt a reconciliation |
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Suitable punishment. |
If a victim, or Parent/Carer, or other students
report to you personally, always tell the
DOS even if you might eventually be the person
best suited to deal with it. |
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| 5.0 |
Anti Bullying Limitations |
| 5.1 |
Restorative Justice
The Academy runs a restorative justice scheme
in conjunction with the Community Liaison Officer.
The Director of Studies should discuss any
serious case of bullying with Deputy Principal,
to see if matters might be helped by referring
the incident for Restorative Justice procedures.
Trained facilitators are available to work
with both bully(ies) and victim to bring about
reconciliation. Training has been undertaken
by student peer mediators to work on cases
of bullying. |
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Student Concern Box
This is a confidential box into which students
can place notes if they or someone they know
is being bullied. The notes are checked by
the Deputy Principal and the matter is pursued.
The box is outside the main Academy office. |
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Peer Mediation
A trained Year 8 group work with the younger
students to provide support and companionship
to vulnerable students. They concentrate particularly
on victims of bullying. |
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CHIPS
Year 12 and 13 students have been trained by
Childline to provide a support to victims of
bullying. They run a ‘drop in’ centre
at lunchtime and act on referrals from staff. |
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Counselling
The Academy nurse organises a drop in counselling
session at Friday lunchtimes for students with
problems. One group she works with victims
of bullying. |
