Respecting others
Bullying takes place in all schools to some degree. Unfortunately there will always be a small number of young people who wish to victimise or bully another individual, for whatever reason.
We know that bullying happens, but preventing it can present a huge challenge. That is why we need to work together to tackle bullying in schools. Children and young people need to learn that bullying is wrong and that they should respect others.
Tackling bullying together
We are all aware that bullying takes places in all schools to some degree. Unfortunately there will always be a small number of young people who wish to victimise or bully another individual, for whatever reason.
There are many definitions of bullying, but most consider it to be:
- deliberately hurtful (including aggression)
- repeated often over a period of time (whilst recognising that even a one-off incident can leave a pupil traumatised and nervous of future recurrence)
- difficult for victims to defend themselves against.
Bullying can take many forms, but the three main types are:
- physical – hitting, kicking, taking belongings, sexual harassment or aggression
- verbal – name calling, insulting, making offensive remarks
- indirect – spreading nasty stories about someone, exclusion from social groups, being made the subject of malicious rumours, sending malicious e-mails or text messages on mobile phones.
This area of the website is designed to help children and young people, families and teachers tackle bullying.