Working With Schools

Bullying is something we cannot ignore.

We are all too aware of the incidents of bullying that are being reported throughout the media. Bullying is something we cannot ignore. No school can say ‘bullying doesn’t happen here’. In every walk of life there are people who are bullied – therefore there are bullies (T. Pratt, Head teacher, St Teilo’s School, Cardiff, 2007). Scientific studies show that bullying is an international problem that affects all schools. There is a remarkable similarity in the incidence of bullying from country to country, school to school. Bullying knows no international boundaries, socio-economic status or ethnic boundaries. To read our 2007 research report click here.

More work is needed to raise awareness of and educate on the effects of bullying. Every school must recognise the extent and impact bullying can have on a person and take steps to stop it happening. When bullying is ignored or downplayed, pupils will suffer ongoing torment and harassment. It can cause high levels of distress, affecting young people’s well-being, behaviour, academic and social development right through into adulthood. A school’s failure to deal with bullying endangers the safety of all its pupils by allowing a hostile environment to interfere with learning.

The Government has made dealing with bullying in schools a key priority and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has made it clear that no form of bullying should be tolerated. Bullying in our schools should be taken very seriously; it is not a normal part of growing up and it can ruin lives.

It is compulsory for schools to have measures in place to encourage good behaviour and respect for others on the part of pupils, and to prevent all forms of bullying. The DCSF supports schools in designing their anti-bullying policies, and their strategies to tackle bullying, by providing comprehensive, practical-guidance documents (www.teachernet.gov.uk). It is important anti bullying policy’s are reviewed and updated regularly. The aim of the anti-bullying policy is to ensure that pupils learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment without fear of being bullied. Bullying is anti-social behaviour and affects everyone; it is unacceptable and should not be tolerated. Only when all issues of bullying are addressed will pupils be able to fully benefit from the opportunities available at schools.

To assist schools and youth settings with their anti-bullying campaign, we specialise in offering affordable projects that are an easier, more cost-effective way to operate than finding the time and manpower in-house.

We have designed a series of interactive, innovative core programmes, all of which aim to raise awareness of and educate on the effects of bullying.

Click to download an example of an anti bullying_policy.

To download a copy of our Project Information Brochure, please click here.