b'Key School PoliciesWhat is bullying?Bullying is ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical, social or cyber behaviour with the aim of causing physical, social or psychological harm. Bullying also includes harassment and discrimination.Bullying can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop it from happening. Types of bullying behaviours and examples:PHYSICAL VERBAL SOCIAL CYBERhitting name calling and insults social exclusion gossip and rumourskicking or tripping taunting lying/spreading rumours creating sites/pages that exclude otherspinching intimidation and threats mean andrepeatedly attacking condescending looks people onlinepushing sarcastic remarks playing jokes tosharing someones embarrass and humiliate personal information damaging or stealingname calling and insults mimicking andmaking demands belongings damaging someonesor giving harmful reputation or socialinstructionsrelationshipsput-downs non-consensual uploading and/or sharing of imagesResponding to bullying Not challenging bullying, creates a culture where bullying is accepted and where everyone You could: feels powerless to stop it.act unimpressed or pretend you dont care If you are using bullying behaviour, ask foruse strong, assertive statements: eg I wanthelp to stop. you to stop that. choose not to respond directly to online bullying and instead report the behaviour through the app and then block the person speak to a trusted adult about your options be an upstander by speaking or acting in support of a person being bullied.Seaton High School Information Handbook 2026 53'