At Christ Church C. of E. Primary School, we want to make sure that you feel safe and happy when you are in and out of school. 

If you have any worries or if something is making you feel sad, you can always talk to someone in school.  We are all here to help you.

Sometimes we don’t know if something bad is happening, so please tell us.

What is bullying?

A bully is someone who hurts another person more than once, by using behaviour which is meant to scare, hurt or upset that person. At our school, we use the word ‘STOP’ to identify bullying which stands for Several Times On Purpose.

This is because single problems and falling out with friends are not bullying.

Bullying is behaviour which is repeated on purpose and is deliberately meant to upset someone.

Types of bullying

Bullying can be different things, and isn’t just hitting or kicking another person. Emotional bullying is hurting someone’s feelings, leaving them out or bossing them about. Physical bullying is punching, kicking, spitting, hitting or pushing someone. Verbal bullying is teasing someone, calling them names or using hand signs. People can also use verbal bullying to be racist or homophobic. Racist means bullying someone because of their skin colour, race or what they believe in. Homophobic means bullying someone because of their gender or sexuality; calling someone gay or lesbian would be homophobic. Sexist means bullying someone because of their sex (whether they are a boy or a girl). Cyber bullying involves sending horrid messages over the internet or by text message. Bullying can be done through another person, by one person asking another person to say nasty things.

If you are being bullied or think someone else may be being bullied, please tell us straight away so we can help. You can tell any adult in school, or write a note and hand it in if you prefer.

You can also go to these website if you would like to talk to a different safe adult.