Anti-Bullying Update
At Greenford High School we define bullying as –
“The repetitive, intentional hurting of one person or group by another person or group, where the relationship involves an imbalance of power. Bullying can be physical, verbal or psychological. It can happen face-to-face or online.” Anti-Bullying Alliance
Therefore, it is important that we are aware of any incident that may involve the following:
Repetitive – An incident that takes place more than once. Please note the difference between Bullying & Conflict - while conflict is a mutual disagreement, bullying is characterised by a deliberate intention to harm and a clear, often persistent, imbalance of power.
Intentional hurting – The actions are deliberate and meant to cause distress.
Imbalance of power – The bully uses strength, popularity, or information to control or harm.
Bullying behaviour can be:
- Physical – pushing, poking, kicking, hitting, biting, pinching etc.
- Verbal - name calling, sarcasm, spreading rumours, threats, teasing, belittling.
- Emotional – isolating others, tormenting, hiding books, threatening gestures, ridicule, humiliation, intimidating, excluding, manipulation and coercion.
- Sexual – unwanted physical contact, inappropriate touching, abusive comments, homophobic abuse, exposure to inappropriate films etc.
- Online / Cyber – posting on social media, sharing photos, sending nasty text messages, social exclusion.
- Indirect - Can include the exploitation of individuals.
GHS Anti-bullying strategy
Please note that due to a decrease in bullying incidents we have tightened up the strategy to ensure that all incidents of bullying include a sanction and an intervention to ensure that the behaviour is addressed and that learning takes place. This does include students attending anti-bullying workshops at Stage 2.
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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1st incident of bullying recorded on SIMs - L4 Behaviour
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2nd incident of bullying recorded on SIMs - L4 Behaviour
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3rd incident of bullying recorded on SIMs - L4 Behaviour
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4th incident of bullying recorded on SIMs - L4 Behaviour
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60-minute detention
Restorative conversation.
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Internal Exclusion
Attend Anti-bullying workshops.
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Suspension from school (1-5 days)
Parent or carer meeting.
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Suspension or permanent exclusion from school.
School to school placement.
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If you require any further information regarding the above, please contact me.
Thank you for taking the time to read the above.
Mark
Mia's notes
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