A few weeks back, a friend told me about something their child experienced at school. A teacher was giving a class of spirited 11-year-olds a talk about bullying and how it is never acceptable. My friend’s child meekly raised their hand during the din and explained they were being repeatedly bullied by another child in the class. The teacher stopped, looked a bit flustered and then dismissed the plea with the explanation: “We’re not talking about individual grievances!”
Thankfully, this is not the attitude of the vast majority of teachers who get behind Anti-Bullying Week every year.
Every year, we see piles of nominations from pupils across the country for our School Staff Award in recognition of the extra mile that countless teachers and other school staff go to make sure children don’t suffer bullying.
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