Bullying

What is bullying?

Bullying affects lots of people and can happen anywhere: at school, travelling to and from school, in sporting teams, in friendship or family groups or in the workplace.

There is no legal definition of bullying. It is usually defined as repeated behaviour which is intended to hurt someone either emotionally or physically, and is often aimed at certain people because of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation or any other aspect such as appearance or disability.

What does bullying look like?

  • Physical bullying including hitting, slapping, spitting

  • Verbal bullying including name calling or slurs

  • Emotional bullying by constant criticism, manipulation, intimidation and exclusion

  • Cyber-bullying through social media posts and images

Impact of bullying

  • Social isolation

  • Can lead to physical injury

  • Impact on self-esteem

  • Can lead to self-harm

  • Confidence issues

  • Cause the bullied to become the bully

What to do if you see bullying

  • Report it straight away to someone you trust

  • If you see cyber-bullying - take screenshots to log evidence of the bullying behaviour

  • You can access Tootoot to report your concerns

  • Offer support to the person being bullied

  • Avoid taking matters into your own hands

We take bullying extremely seriously at OAFr

Tootoot

Here at Outwood Academy Freeston, we have a zero tolerance approach to bullying and actively raise awareness of support services and what to do when you see bullying at school or in the community.

Tootoot is a resource and support service that we are proud to use at our Academy. By logging in and reporting your concerns around bullying, your message gets sent to our team of wellbeing ambassadors who take every concern seriously, listen to the student or parent and then take the appropriate action, using our anti-bullying policy.

The student login details are your first intial and surname (for example John Smith would be JSmith). If you struggle to remember your password then please speak to Mr. Rushton who will be able to reset this for you.

This is an app as well as a web service and the bullying incident will be dealt with at the earliest appropriate time.

Anti-Bullying Policy

Here you can find Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) anti-bullying policy which Outwood Academy Freeston employs.

If you have trouble accessing this document, then it can also be accessed on the main Academy website which can be found here.

OGAT Anti-Bullying Policy