Brackley C of E Junior School take all reported incidents of bullying seriously and has a rigorous, robust process which is put into place after every allegation.
We believe that incidents of bullying are rare. The following information will provide you with the definitions of different types of incidents and ' What Constitutes Bullying?'
What constitutes bullying?
Conflict | Rude | Mean | Bullying | |
Frequency | Occasional | Occasional | Once or Twice | Repeated |
Circumstance | Not Planned; in the heat of the moment | Spontaneous; unintentional | Intentional | Is planned and done on purpose |
Impact | All parties are upset | Can cause hurt feelings; upset | Can hurt others deeply | The target of the bullying is upset |
Resolution | All parties want to work things out | Based in thoughtlessness, poor manners | Based in anger; impulsive cruelty | The bully is trying to gain control over the target |
Outcome | All parties will take responsibility for their own actions | Rude person accepts responsibility of behaviours that caused the other party to be upset | Behaviour often regretted | The bully blames the target |
An effort is made by all parties to solve the problem | The target wants to stop the bully’s behaviour, the bully does not | |||
Can be resolved through mediation | Social skills building could be of benefit | Needs to be addressed/ should not be ignored | Will not be ignored. | |
School Actions | Restorative Justice Process followed | Referred for Reflection + child/children assessed for possible group work sessions | Referred to Reflection and Restorative Justice process followed | Evidence reviewed (3 Week diary - All incidents investigated during this period), and analysed. Is it bullying or not? Where appropriate, support provided for both parties. See Anti-Bullying policy for more details |
This is in line with the Government definitions found here.
Please note whilst we are always willing to talk about your child and incidents they are involved in, we cannot and will not talk to you about any actions we take with other children.
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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