The safety and security of pupils is paramount in every school. Keeping children happy and free from harm – and free from the fear of harm – is vital for effective learning and concentration in the classroom, for good physical and emotional health, and an overall sense of wellbeing.
For many youngsters, school represents the only safe haven from what can be a turbulent and unhappy home life.
But when push comes to shove, how many teachers really know what their pupils, and their parents, feel about bullying – or the extent to which the problem may exist in their school?
However vigilant and aware teachers think they are to the problem themselves, pupils and parents cannot always be relied upon to reveal that incidents of bullying have occurred.
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