Anti-Bullying Ambassadors

The pupils and staff at Markyate Village School believe there is no place for any forms of bullying in school. The Government has not set out a legal definition of bullying. However, it’s usually defined as behaviour that is:

• repeated
• intended to hurt someone either physically or emotionally
• often aimed at certain groups, for example because of race, religion or gender 

It takes many forms and can include: physical hurting, teasing, making threats, name calling or cyberbullying - bullying via mobile phone or online (for example email, social networks and instant messenger)

Here at Markyate Village School, we have an Anti-Bullying Policy that makes it clear that no forms of bullying will be acceptable in our school. This year, we have 12 new Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, from years 2 to 6, who support all the children in keeping our school a safe, kind and bullying-free environment for everyone. Out team includes: Rafe, Sadie, Louie, Esmae, Grayson, Jamaica, Annabella, Florence and Ruby. 

Markyate Village School has signed up to the Diana Anti-Bullying Programme for training, resources and teaching initiatives for young people. You can visit the Diana Anti-Bullying website at: https://diana-award.org.uk/anti-bullying/

The Anti-Bullying Alliance also has a range of resources for children, parents and schools. They can be found at: https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/