{"id":12081,"date":"2015-10-28T11:30:10","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/safeguarding\/?p=12081"},"modified":"2018-06-11T11:27:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:27:16","slug":"bullying-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/safeguarding\/children\/i-am-a-parentcarer\/bullying-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bullying can be a frightening experience which can lead to isolation and lower self-confidence.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, bullying behaviours take place both in and out of school and parents, carers, teachers and other professionals have a duty to take action if they suspect or discover that a child is being bullied.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What is bullying?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It goes on for a while or happens regularly.<\/li>\n<li>It is deliberate. The other person or persons wants to hurt, humiliate or harm the person.<\/li>\n<li>It involves someone or (several people) who are stronger in some way than the person being bullied. The person doing the bullying has more power; they may be older, stronger (possibly both physically and emotionally), there may be more than one or they have some &#8216;hold&#8217; over the person.<\/li>\n<li>It may be perceived as peer pressure.<\/li>\n<li>It may be perceived as peer pressure.<\/li>\n<li>It may go unreported if children do not feel safe to report it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>People might bully someone because of their:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>race or the country they are from<\/li>\n<li>religion, faith or culture<\/li>\n<li>sexual identity<\/li>\n<li>social media pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are lots of other reasons for bullying and you can find out more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/\">ChildLine website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>You can reassure your child:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>nobody has the right to bully you<\/li>\n<li>bullying could be done by friends, family, people at school and strangers &#8211; but it&#8217;s never ok<\/li>\n<li>it can happen in different places &#8211; like at school, home or online<\/li>\n<li>there are ways to get it stopped and ways to feel better about yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Banter or bullying?<\/h3>\n<p>If your child is being called names or has fallen out with friends it might feel like they are stuck or that people are against them. Even if people say it&#8217;s just banter or jokes, it can still hurt. But things can get better. There are useful tips for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/info-advice\/your-feelings\/feelings-emotions\/building-confidence-self-esteem\/\">building your child&#8217;s confidence<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/info-advice\/your-feelings\/feelings-emotions\/being-assertive\/\">being assertive<\/a> &#8211; these can help them make friends, feel confident and say how they feel.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/mind-you\/\">Mind You<\/a> website has some great advice, created by children and young people for children and young people.<\/p>\n<h3>What to do next<\/h3>\n<p>If you suspect or discover that your child or a child you know is being bullied talk to his\/her teacher or the Head Teacher.<\/p>\n<p>By law, all state (not private) schools must have a behaviour policy in place that includes measures to prevent all forms of bullying among pupils.<\/p>\n<p>This policy is decided by the school. All teachers, pupils and parents must be told what it is.<\/p>\n<h3>Stand Against Racism &amp; Inequality (SARI)<\/h3>\n<p>If any young person is being targeted because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability in the South Gloucestershire area, you can contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sariweb.org.uk\/\">Stand Against Racism &amp; Inequality (SARI)<\/a> on their website or by calling them directly on 0117 9420060<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bullying can be a frightening experience which can lead to isolation and lower self-confidence.\u00a0 Unfortunately, bullying behaviours take place both in and out of school and parents, carers, teachers and other professionals have a duty to take action if they suspect or discover that a child is being bullied. &nbsp; What is bullying? 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