Example of an anti-bullying statement

Every school or college should have an anti-bullying policy statement which sets out the organisation’s commitment to preventing and responding to bullying.

This anti-bullying policy statement from the NSPCC provides a template that settings can use to tailor their own statement. The purpose of this statement is:

• to prevent bullying from happening between children and young people
• to make sure bullying is stopped as soon as possible
• to ensure that those involved receive the support they need
• to provide relevant information to all staff, volunteers, children and their families.

The resource also including some examples of supporting documents you may need to put in place, as well as links to summaries of legislation and policies in this area.

Please note that this PDF document is not editable. Staff can use this resource as a basis to write their own statement.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

• use by mental health leads working with students aged 5 to 19+.

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes:

• Use knowledge to effectively communicate a positive values-based approach and to promote openness and understanding to normalise mental health and its fluctuations throughout life.
•  Connect different policies and processes (equality and diversity, bullying and harassment, behaviour and safeguarding) to ensure they are working together to support wellbeing.