Bullying

John Henry Newman Catholic College is committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all students so that they can learn in a relaxed and secure atmosphere. Bullying of any kind is unacceptable at the College whether it is on site or off-site activities. If bullying does occur, all students should be able to tell someone, and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. This means that anyone who knows that bullying is happening is expected to tell a member of staff or email the Safeguarding Team at feelingsafe@jhncc.org

antibullying@jhncc.org

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE ANTI BULLYING POLICY

 

John Henry Newman Catholic College has committed to the following principles to prevent and respond to bullying. 

 

John Henry Newman Catholic College:

  • listens – all pupils and parents and carers are listened to and influence strategies and approaches to prevent, report and respond to incidents of bullying.
  • includes us all – all pupils, including those with SEN/Disability, are included, valued and participate fully in all aspects of school life.
  • respects – all school staff are role models to others within the school in how they treat others.
  • challenges – all forms of discriminatory language – including disablist language –  is challenged taken seriously
  • celebrates difference – difference is actively and visibly celebrated and welcome across the whole school.
  • understands – all school staff, pupils and parents and carers understand what bullying is and what it isn’t.
  • believes – all pupils, including disabled children and those with SEN, and their parents and carers are acknowledged, believed and taken seriously when reporting incidents of bullying.
  • reports bullying – all pupils within the school and their parents and carers understand how to report incidents of bullying.
    has clear policies – our school’s anti-bullying policy reflects these principles and is embedded within other school policies. They are widely and actively promoted to school staff, pupils and their parents and carers.
    takes action – we respond quickly to all incidents of bullying. Pupils, including disabled pupils and those with SEN, participate fully in decisions made about them and help to formulate appropriate action to respond to incidents of bullying.

Want to become an Anti-Bullying Ambassador? Please see Miss Thompson in GE14.

Anti Bullying Ambassadors is to help others understand this and realise that it is not acceptable to bullying someone. As Ambassadors you will help people be proud of what makes them different and encourage students in school to celebrate and respect each other’s

differences, both online and offline. An Anti-Bullying Ambassador is someone who has been trained by The Diana Award Anti-Bullying Campaign. Their role is to help educate their peers on bullying, lead on anti-bullying campaigns, promote a culture which celebrates and tolerates difference and help keep their peers safe both online and offline.