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Bullying at Primary School is about everything that I learned when my daughter was bullied at school. You’ll find tips and strategies to use when in contact with the school and when you are trying to get help for your child.

What is Bullying?
In order to take the right approach, you need to be clear about what behaviour can be defined as Bullying.

Bullying is any behaviour that knowingly causes distress :

Physical Bullying

Physical Bullying includes: Pushing, kicking, hitting, pinching and other forms of violence or threats

Verbal Bullying

Verbal Bullying includes: Name-calling, sarcasm, spreading rumours, persistent teasing

Emotional (or Psychological) Bullying

Emotional Bullying includes: Excluding (not allowing child to join in), tormenting, ridicule, humiliation, spreading false rumours

Do you suspect your child is being bullied?

Here’s some of the telltale signs to look for:

• not wanting to go to school
• feeling ill in the mornings
• beginning to do less well in their school work
• becoming withdrawn, starting to stammer, lacking confidence
• becoming distressed and anxious,
• stopping eating
• having trouble getting to sleep at night
• crying themselves to sleep, having nightmares
• possessions go missing
• asking for money or starting to steal (to pay the bully)
• ‘loses’ their pocket money
• refusing to talk about what’s wrong
• having unexplained bruises, cuts, scratches
• beginning to bully other children, siblings
• becoming aggressive and unreasonable
• personality changes, not being themselves
• giving improbable excuses for any of the above

Action you should take if your child is being bullied

12 tips and action you can take

1. Put all complaints and concerns in writing
2. Don’t assume that a sympathetic teacher, who you like, is the best person to deal with the situation
3. Keep a record of EVERYTHING
4. If the incidents continue and there is no resolution, ask to see your child’s school record
5. If you need to report bullying, then ask to see the School’s Anti Bullying Policy
6. Research bullying, your child’s rights and the school’s responsibilities before you go to any meetings at the school
7. If you believe your child is being bullied, ask the Head whether s/he agrees that bullying is taking place
8. If your child used to be happy at school and no longer is, ask the school to consider why
9. Question the school’s strategies for dealing with bullying
10. If your child becomes ill due to bullying, ask your Doctor to write a letter to the school
11. Don’t assume ANYTHING!
12. No matter how exhausted or disheartened you become…….do not give up!

More details about the rationale behind these tips and a complete resource, with more links to very good Anti-Bullying Websites can be found at Bullying at Primary School.

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