Behaviour

We are committed to the very highest standards of behaviour. We will stop at nothing to fulfil our promise that no child’s progress will ever be negatively impacted by the behaviour of others. It is every child’s right to study in an environment that is safe, respectful and purposeful.

Where students are unable to adhere to these expectations, there will be both sanction and support. The school believes sanctions help students to understand that they have fallen below our expectations and it believes that with our support they will be able to better shape their future choices.

Read our Behaviour policy here.

Bullying

We do not tolerate bullying or any form of prejudice and will always aim to deal with any such incidents swiftly. We have clear procedures for dealing with incidents, and we educate students about their behaviour. We support events such as Anti-Bullying week.

Children and adolescents can sometimes experience social or friendship difficulties with peers as part of growing up. It is important to recognise that although issues such as friends falling out, one-off incidents of unkindness or disagreements need to be addressed and resolved quickly, they are not necessarily evidence of bullying.

At Lift Broadlands bullying is defined as:

deliberately meant to hurt someone either physically or emotionally
often aimed at certain groups, for example because of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation

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Bullying can occur through several types of anti-social behaviour. It can be:

physical – a person can be physically punched, kicked, spat at, etc;
verbal – verbal abuse can take the form of name calling, it may be directed towards gender, ethnic origin, physical/social disability, or personality;
exclusive – a person can be bullied simply by being excluded from discussion/activities with those they believe to be their friends;
damage to property or theft – a person may have property damaged or stolen, physical threats may be used by the bully to coerce the person to hand over the property to them;
cyber – this applies to inside and outside of school through the use of instant messaging, email, text messaging and other internet sites.

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Bullying is extremely serious and can cause academic, social and mental health problems if it is not rapidly resolved. At Lift Broadlands, we have zero tolerance of bullying and will tackle this robustly as soon as we become aware of it.

In cases of bullying, our priorities are to support the victim(s) and to ensure that the sanction supports re-education and therefore prevents a repeat of the behaviour.
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All bullying allegations are investigated and are then classed as bullying or not. If they are recorded as bullying then they will be monitored by the Safeguarding Team. Our Anti-Bullying Policy contains more detailed information and guidance and is linked at the top of this page.

If bullying is taking place, students are encouraged to:

Tell a member of staff
Email the safeguarding team using STOP@liftbroadlands.org.
Surround themselves with supportive friends
Be supportive of one another
Block any unwanted messages or friends who leave inappropriate comments on social media

The parent/carer should also contact their child’s tutor via email or phone. The tutor will escalate concerns to the Head of Year or the Senior Leadership Team if needed.