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Hadrian Primary School

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Bullying

Definition of Bullying

When someone repeatedly and deliberately says or does mean or hurtful things to another person.

There are three components of bullying:

Repeated
Intentional
Power Imbalance

Traditional bullying can be ....

Physical - hitting, kicking, shoving, prodding, gesturing, taking another's property
Emotional - intimidation, social exclusion, degrading, demeaning, controlling or humiliating
Verbal - teasing, name calling, insulting, threatening or taunting
Social - using friendships as a way to hurt someone else, gossiping, spreading rumours, leaving others out, refusing to speak to a friend, cyperbullying (see below).

Cyberbullying is similar to traditional bullying in that it is repeated, intentional and based on a power imbalance but it has the following differences:

Anonymity - victims are often unaware who is bullying them
Disinhibition - 'you can't see me, I can't see you'
Accessibility - bullying behaviours can take place all day every day.
Punitive Fears - victims don't report what is happening because they fear having their computer / phone provelages taken away
Bystanders - peers to not actally witness face to face confrontation.

Warning Signs

The following are indications that a child may be being bullied:

Avoiding or fear of going to school
Sudden poor academic progress
Frequent health complaints - headaches, stomach aches etc
Withdrawing or losing interest in activities with friends
Feeling sad, moody, anxious, depressed, withdrawn, helpless
Unexplained or implausible injuries
Damaged or missing clothing or personal belongings
Trouble sleeping - or frequent nightmares
Changes in eating patterns
Avoiding or spending excessive time on the computer
Significant mood changes after using the computer

What Can Parents Do?

Talk with their child and cultivate and maintain open,candid communictaion. Conversation starters include:
- There have been a lot of news stories about people being bullied. Do you know of people like this?
- Have you ever had any porblems with people on the internet?
- Has anyone ever botherred or threatened you?
- Do you know of any children who are picked on on school?
- How can I help it stop without embarrassing you?
  - Parents should also observe and listen
Offer to drive your child and his/her friends to events
Observe their interactions with friends
Pay attention to changes
Empathise with your child. Help them udnerstand bullying is wrong and it is not their fault.
Document bullying incidents
Print out copies of inapporpriate emails, social media posts and other on line communication
Be a role model
Get help for your child at school. Increase awareness and supervision of your child.
Encourage your child to pursue interests and activities to build more positive relationships
Help your child develop startegies and skills for handling bullying.

What To Do if You are Being Bullied

Use Toot toot and tell someone!
Don't respond or show a reaction. Bullies like to see that they can upset you.
Calmly and assertively tell the bully to stop...or say nothing and walk away.
Use homour, if this is easy for you to do.
Avoid areas where there are not many others around.
Avoid bringing expensive things or lunch money to school.
Sit with a trusted group of friends on the bus or at lunch.
Join activities which you like to make more positive friendships
Always REPORT any bullying that does not stop or makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe to your parents. teacher or another adult you trust.
If you are bullied online - STOP - BLOCK- TELL

What the School Will Do

All children are entitled to courteous and respectful treatment by other pupils and staff whilst at school. As a school we have the responsibility to ensure your child has a safe learning environment. With this aim, we will:

Listen to what you / your child has to say
We will support your child within the frameowrk of our anti-bullying policy
We will investigate what you havesaid and then report to you what we have found out and what we have done to help your child.
We will get in touch with you within a month to check you are satisified.
Engage pupils in prevention through the creation of tip sheets, poster contests, surveys, have older pupils talk with younger pupils, classroom competitions, make a video, list the consequences of cyberbullying.

For cyperbullying we will:

Teach empathy
- Revisit rules for on line behaviour
- Engage pupils in prevention.

Rules for On-Line Behaviour

- Think before you send
- Treat all poeple with respect - face to face and on line
- Dont use language you wouldn't want your parents/teachers etc to read
- Dont send messages when you are angry.
- Remember things aren' t private on the internet - you can't erase of take back anything once its online.
- There are consequences
- Make cyberbullying uncool at school.

Internet Safety Tips for Parents

Keep the family computer in a common room - NOT a child's bedroom
Establish rules for internet use such as identifying what sites your child can visit, who are their 'friends', who can they talk too, how long can they e online and when can they use the computer.
Know your child's passwords, 'friend' or follow your child on social networking sites
Google your child - serach images, photos, videos, newsgroups. Use quotation marks around the name. Set google alerts for your child's name.
Introduce Parental controls for smart phones such as restrict camera use, restict voice calls, restrict time of day the phone will work, blcok content, establish the parental controls available from your internet provider.
Social networking - cyber bulying violates the terms of service agreement and should be reported to the site and the Internet Service Provider who can close the account. Facebook and myspace will remove entries from children under the age of 13.