Anti-Bullying Policy
The purpose and scope of this policy statement
StudyBox works with children and families. The purpose of this policy statement is:
- To prevent bullying from happening between children and young people who attend StudyBox for lessons
- To make sure bullying is stopped as soon as possible if it does happen and that those involved receive the support they need
- To provide information to all staff, volunteers, children and their families about what we should all do to prevent and deal with bullying
This policy statement applies to anyone working on behalf of StudyBox including managers and the directors, tutors, volunteers and students.
Separate documents set out our Behaviour Policy, and our policies and procedures for preventing and responding to bullying and harassment between adults involved with our organisation.
What is bullying?
Bullying includes a range of abusive behaviour that is:
- Repeated
- Intended to hurt someone either physically or emotionally
Legal framework
This policy has been drawn up based on legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to protect children in the UK. NSPCC Learning provides summaries of the key legislation and guidance on bullying and cyberbullying, online abuse, and child protection in each nation of the UK.
We believe that children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind. We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and operate in a way that protects them.
We recognise that bullying causes real distress and affects a person’s health and development. In some instances, bullying can cause significant harm. All children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse. Everyone has a role to play in preventing all forms of bullying (including online) and putting a stop to bullying.
We will seek to prevent bullying by:
- Developing a code of behaviour that sets out how everyone involved in our organisation is expected to behave, in face-to-face contact and online, and within and outside of our activities.
- Holding regular discussions with staff, volunteers, children, young people and families who use our organisation about bullying and how to prevent it.
- Providing support and training for all staff and volunteers on dealing with all forms of bullying, including racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic and sexual bullying.
- Putting clear and robust anti-bullying procedures in place.
Our regular discussions with staff, volunteers, children, young people and families will focus on: group members’ responsibilities to look after one another and uphold the behaviour code; practising skills such as listening to each other; respecting the fact that we are all different; making sure that no one is without friends; dealing with problems in a positive way; and checking that our anti-bullying measures are working well.
Responding to bullying
We will make sure our response to incidents of bullying takes into account: the needs of the person being bullied; the needs of the person displaying bullying behaviour; the needs of any bystanders; and our organisation as a whole. We will review the plan we have developed to address any incidents of bullying at regular intervals, in order to ensure that the problem has been resolved in the long term.
Diversity and inclusion
We recognise that bullying is closely related to how we respect and recognise the value of diversity. We will be proactive about seeking opportunities to learn about and celebrate differences, increasing diversity within our staff, volunteers, children and young people, and welcoming new members to our organisation.
Contact details
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Shannon Hill / shannon@studybox.london
NSPCC Helpline – 0808 800 5000
We are committed to reviewing our policy and practice at least once a year.