Gorse Covert Primary School

Bullying is always treated very seriously at Gorse Covert Primary.

Children will always find times when they might fall out with their friends. These times are a part of life and teach them important social skills around sharing, conflict resolution, being assertive, being honest and handling emotions. It is when these odd occasions become more regular that it can result in distress for a child and an adult is needed to support. More often than not, it can be resolved quickly by teaching children how to respond better to frustrations and about understanding another person’s perspective. In most cases this social education is enough to rectify behaviour and our philosophy is to educate before punishing. If education is not enough and the behaviour continues repeatedly, it could be considered bullying and requires further intervention and consequences.

Please see our Anti-Bullying Policy in our policy section.