Anti-Bullying

Bullying will not be tolerated from any member of our Academy community. It is vital that we encourage good behaviour and respect for others and prevent all forms of bullying.

The Academy will act promptly and firmly on all matters of bullying and relies on timely reporting of bullying in order to take decisive action.

The Academy has a high profile anti-bullying initiative which aims to tackle the issue of bullying. The Anti-bullying initiative is led by a group of students and staff from across the Academy who undertake responsibility for raising the awareness of the effects of bullying and the importance of acknowledging the consequences of bullying on those affected. It forms part of the wider work of the Academy on inclusion.

Staff Training

• Staff training in September: content, how to teach sensitive topics, overview of common misconceptions for topics in Autumn
• CPD Tuesday briefings: content for the week, misconceptions, key things to listen out for and how to get support and what to follow up on.
• Tutor confidence survey prior to each term: green, amber, red.  Staff that identify a topic as amber get additional readings and support, staff identifying as red get a 1:1 support to go through the lesson and support by co-ordinator if needed.
• Bulletin contains additional readings for each topic every week to support teaching.
• CMI – completed online training and in person training at Anna Fraud.  TES, PSHE association articles and online sessions (eg gambling awareness training).