Anti-Bullying Week 2023 takes place from Monday 13th - Friday 17th November. The theme is Make A Noise About Bullying.
To begin our Anti Bullying week in school, all pupils were encouraged to come to school in odd socks. While a fun day with plenty of laughter and enjoyment as pupils show off their odd socks, this day also promotes and encourages diversity and helps to celebrate the uniqueness of each individual person.
Today at a specially convened Assembly, Mrs Dorrian introduced the theme of this year's Anti Bullying Week as "Make A Noise About Bullying." The pupils watched a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkU2xYJKQq4&t=3s and we dicussed the different ways we can speak out and make a noise to help stop bullying type behaviours. Pupils were reminded that too often, we are silent when we see bullying take place, silent about the hurt bullying causes, and silent when we hear bullying dismissed as ‘just banter’. It doesn't have to be this way. The call for action during this Anti-Bullying Week is for all of our schooling community to come together to have discussions about what bullying means to us, how banter can turn into something more hurtful, and what we can do to stop bullying. Together, we can make a difference and take a stand against bullying
Throughout this week we have a number of activities and lessons planned to help us address bullying and ensure that it has no place within our school. It starts with our annual Homework Poster competition where P4/5/6/7 are challenged to create a poster, at home. The winning posters will be put on display around our school to remind us all about our role in addressing bullying type behaviours. Stay tuned to our website for more updates throughout this week.
