Today marks the end of Governors for Schools’ ‘Boards Against Bullying’ campaign, a month-long initiative to raise awareness about how governors can tackle bullying in schools. Over the past few weeks, we’ve explored how bullying can profoundly affect young people’s lives, as well as the ways in which governors…
Bullying can affect every school and takes many different forms. Left unchecked, bullying can significantly impact pupils’ lives, harm educational outcomes, and detrimentally affect the running of a school. As such, governors must ensure school leaders are doing everything in their power to prevent bullying behaviours and nurture a culture…
This week’s ‘Board Against Bullying’ article has been written by Mark Holliday, Deputy Head of Education Inclusion & Participation in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Mark is the anti-bullying lead in the borough and provides anti-bullying policy and practice support to schools and educational settings. Mark also sits on the…
Governors for Schools is delighted to announce the launch of our latest campaign, ‘Boards Against Bullying’, in conjunction with anti-bullying charity Kidscape. With almost 30% of school leaders reporting that non-physical and physical forms of bullying occur at least twice weekly in their schools, we believe it’s time…