Anti-Bullying Ambassadors

Bullying is taken very seriously at BSAK and to be pro-active in our approach to educating and combatting any sort of bullying, our pupils have been given the opportunity to develop their leadership roles and anti-bullying program in school.  The positive approach that we have taken is to encourage all pupils, staff and our community to be a valued member of our community and to celebrate our diverse cultures and traditions. 

BSAK is the first school outside of the UK to provide the Diana Award, Anti-Bullying Ambassador training to pupils.  Pupils form years 3-13 have taken on various roles within the group, taking assemblies, delivering parental workshops, running competitions, such as the school pledge, mini film and friendship bench.  The whole school wore white t-shirts during our Anti-Bullying week last year, to show unity, and national dress on another day to show and celebrate diversity. 

The full day of training in September 2015 and another this year, has supported the wellbeing and PSHE curriculum to give our pupils the skills, knowledge and confidence to educate others about what bullying is, and to introduce activities and campaigns to support the pro-active approach we take in school to combat verbal, physical or indirect bullying. 

We have now trained 67 pupils who have made a great start to developing our plans for this year.  We are also working closely with the Abu Dhabi community Police to showcase how we are a leading school in this area.  

These are our top tips if you are concerned about someone being bullied online: 

Tell someone – As with any type of bullying, it is so important that you do not suffer in silence.  Tell an adult, or an Anti-Bullying Ambassador.  They will help you to decide what to do next.

Report the person / group – Online bullying is never acceptable and you should report the content (pictures, texts etc) to someone that you trust and to the social media site.  All social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram have report buttons, or advice on their sites.  

Block the person / group -  Most social media sites will give you the option to block and report the person/ group cyberbullying you. 

Save the evidence – It is really important that you save or copy any of the texts, messages, conversations or images that you receive so that you have evidence and show it to the relevant people.

Don’t reply or answer back – It may be very tempting to reply to the person, or group, but responding can make it worse and you could be reported yourself. 

Stay positive – This will be resolved if you follow the steps – you are not alone and you need to trust that adults will be able to support you.

Parents should get in touch with school if they have concerns about their child’s welfare.

Mrs. Charlotte Moore
Whole School PHSE Leader