Last week St. Joseph’s School held an anti-bullying week. Every class in the school have been busy with activities and discussions about what bullying is and how to stop it happening. Art work has been produced by the children and they are displayed in classes. Two children from each class painted murals for all the school to see.
On Thursday our local PCSO officers came into school to deliver an assembly to the children. Teachers talked about the fact that in order for a person’s actions to be called bullying they have to be repeated. Falling out with a friend one day and making up the next is not bullying. Being unkind to someone day after day is bullying.
The children came up with some ideas about how they can beat bullying:
• Look out for the other children in their class
• Tell a teacher or someone you trust what is happening
• Talk to the bully and tell them to stop
• If you can, ignore the bully
• If their friend is being bullied, go over and ask them if they would like to play with you or tell a teacher what you think is happening
People who are being bullied often feel very alone. It can feel as if no-one cares or even that other people are on the bully’s side if they don’t speak up. If they think their friend is being bullied. Speak to their friend, to a teacher/teaching assistant/dinner lady.
We want all the children at St Josephs to feel safe at school.
