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These signs and behaviours could indicate other problems, but bullying should
be considered a possibility and should be investigated
Procedures for Primary Students
1. Parents or students should report bullying incidents to the class teacher, Head
or Assistant Head of Primary or the Counsellor.
2. The class teacher will investigate the situation; interview students involved,
collate information and get a clear understanding of bullying situation,
involving primary SEN teacher, Specialist teachers and parents when
appropriate.
3. The Counsellor will provide support to the victim, be involved in interviews, 3
way meetings with students or group conversation with those involved, and
liaise with victim’s family if needed. Liaise with the class teacher when
necessary
4. The Head or Assistant Head of Primary will be informed of all incidents and be
part of process.
5. In cases of cyber bullying, the Head of Academic ICT is actively involved in
investigating the incident and interviewing students and working with the
Counsellor and Class teacher.
6. In cases of cyber bullying, the IT department will check student computer
activities within School, and report incidents to the appropriate website
providers.
7. The information obtained by counsellor and class teacher (Head of Academic
ICT, Primary SEN teacher if appropriate) is shared so that the Head or
Assistant Head of Primary can make an informed decision on how best to
deal with the bullying situation, taking into account the various sanctions
available.
8. In cases of serious bullying, the incidents will be recorded by the Head or
Assistant Head of Primary or class teacher in the student file.
9. In serious cases parents should be informed and will be asked to come in to a
meeting to discuss the problem with the Head or Assistant Head of Primary
and Counsellor and/or Head of Academic ICT (if appropriate).
10. Parents, School and bully are aware of sanctions/outcome and expected to
work together to stop the bullying(different sanctions for primary students)
11. The bullying behaviour or threats of bullying must be investigated and the
bullying stopped quickly.
12. The Counsellor will work with and help the bully (bullies) change their
behaviour, and support class teacher where necessary. Ongoing support will
also be available to the victim.
13. The Principal and Deputy Principal will be informed in certain cases.
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