Bullying Policy

Bullying involves the persistent physical or verbal abuse of another child or children. Heavitree Community Pre-school takes bullying very seriously.

If a child bullies another child or children:-

We intervene to stop the child harming the other child/ren.

We explain to the child doing the bullying why his/her behavior is inappropriate.

We give reassurance to the child/ren who have been bullied.

We help the child who has done the bullying to say sorry for his/her actions.

We make sure that children who bully receive praise when they display acceptable behaviour.

We do not label children who bully.

When children bully, we discuss what has happened with their parents and work out with them a plan for handling the child’s behaviour. Looking at possible reasons behind the actions and seeking further support if needed.

When children have been bullied, we share what has happened with their parents, explaining that the child who did the bullying is being helped to adopt more acceptable ways of behaving.

Cyber bullying is not age appropriate for our children, however if a case was to arrive parents/carers of both children would be asked to attend a meeting at pre-school to conclude the matter.

Any staff bullying will be treated under our disciplinary policy.