Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-Bullying Week is aimed at sending a clear and positive message that bullying is neither acceptable nor inevitable in our school and community.

What is Bullying?

For Anti-Bullying Week, it’s been important to discuss with children what bullying actually is. This way they can identify it if it happens in class and everyday life, and understand why it is wrong.

Bullying is any deliberate behaviour that is done to hurt or upset someone over an ongoing period of time. As such, it can happen anywhere that there are people, such as schools and places of work. Bullying can be done by an individual or a group of people in many different ways.

This includes verbal bullying, whereby someone is hurt through vicious words, name-calling or statements.

Physical bullying occurs when perpetrators physically cause harm to another person. This can lead to bullies can exercise control over another and gain a sense of power. This type of bullying can vary from pushing and shoving to kicking, slapping and punching. This makes it the easiest form of bullying to identify and confront.

In contrast, Cyber Bullying is one of the most challenging forms to see and prevent. When occurring through the Internet, smartphones and social media, perpetrators can remain anonymous, whilst victims could suffer in silence.

Cyber-bullying has no fixed location but instead could occur anywhere, from school property to a child’s home. In a world where social media and the use of smartphones is ever-increasing, cyber-bullying deems particular importance for the protection and well-being of young children.

Photos of our Anti-Bullying Week, can be found at the end of this blog.

Stars of the Week

Reception: Finn & Cameron

Key Stage 2: Oscar, Lillie-Mae, Jenna, Bear, Isaac, Charlie, Eva & Ella

Headteacher’s Award: Alyssia, Stephen & Charlie

Congratulations to Year 2 on a fantastic class assembly, I heard every word. Well done!

An Update from Staffordshire Local Authority

You may have seen in the news recently that Staffordshire will be increasing the testing of residents in a bid to identify more cases of Covid 19 and reduce the spread of infection.

Staffordshire are one of several local authorities to sign up for early roll out of new rapid turnaround tests, and there may be an opportunity to use these in sixth forms for schools and colleges that are interested.

They are also expanding their advice around when to get a test.

Currently anyone who has one of the main symptoms of persistent cough, high temperature or loss of taste or smell must self-isolate immediately and book a test.

However, with many people displaying other symptoms, the authority are asking residents in Staffordshire to consider getting tested as a precaution if they have other symptoms such as:

Headaches
Aches and Pains
Feeling very tired for no good reason
Sore throat
Runny Nose
Sneezing
Sometimes “tummy ache” in children

People with any of these symptoms can carry on going to school or work if they are well enough to do so and only needs to self-isolate if the test comes back positive.

The authority want to ensure as many people as possible consider getting a test, even it is merely a precaution.

The national testing centres across the county have good availability and can be booked through the NHS website.

People booking a test through the website need to tick the “My Council has asked me to get a test” option.

There are also community testing sites that change on a weekly basis. People can view if there are anysites near them by visiting the testing website. https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Coronavirus/Home.aspx

Stay Safe

Miss Goodson

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