This week has been Kindness Week, Greswold's own version of Ant-Bullying Week, a national initiative which helps to educate children about bullying and ways to stop it.
With this in mind, Greswold feels this is the perfect opportunity to highlight to parents some of the same messages and learning that the children will be receiving this week, especially with regards to the definition of bullying.
When investigating incidents claims of bullying, school staff review three very important factors:
Is it an ongoing issue?
Is it deliberate?
Is there an imbalance of power?
Staff will also attempt to ascertain whether the reported behaviour(s) are actual incidents of bullying or are instead acts of:
The terms bullying and bully are very emotive terms and, as educators, we have a responsibility to protect and safeguard young people and children from possible damaging labels.
At the same time, we also have a duty of care for every single child here at Greswold and we take reported incidents very seriously, investigating them thoroughly.
For more information on Anti-Bullying, you can view our Anti-Bullying policy by clicking on the link below: