NASUWT believes that all children and young people and staff in schools have a right to learn and work in a safe and secure environment, free from intimidation, harassment, abuse and fear and where they feel valued and respected.

There needs to be a whole-school approach to tackling bullying: tackling the bullying of staff by other staff is as important as tackling pupil-on-pupil bullying and the bullying of staff by pupils.

We define bullying as the ‘unjust exercise of power of one individual over another by the use of means intended to humiliate, frighten, denigrate or injure the victim’.

NASUWT campaigns for strategies to tackle and end the scourge of all forms of bullying and Jennifer Moses, National Official (Equality and Training), represents the Union on the National Anti-Bullying Alliance advisory group.

School/college-based bullying comes in many forms and affects teachers and other school staff too. This year’s #AntiBullyingWeek theme is #Choose Respect. A time for schools to reflect on respectful behaviours for pupils as well as staff.

NASUWT has long since recognised the value of a whole-school community approach to anti-bullying, where bullying and harassment are not tolerated and parents, school staff, governors and communities come together to ensure that the school environment is free from all forms of bullying and children and staff feel safe to learn and teach.

If you are experiencing bullying, please contact us for advice and support.

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