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PUPILS

ST MARK'S SCHOOL COUNCIL

All pupils at St Mark’s School become members of our Smart School Council as we believe that every pupil should have a voice on matters that are important to them.

Children take part in class debates and submit their ideas to their teacher and Head teacher. 

ANTI-BULLYING

At our school EVERYONE has an important part to play in stopping bullying from happening. 

 

ARE YOU A BULLY? 
Do you ever do any of these? 
PHYSICAL BULLYING – hurting and being aggressive towards someone. VERBAL BULLYING – name calling, mocking, teasing and being abusive towards someone. 
INDIRECT BULLYING – spreading rumours and deliberately excluding someone. 
Each of these causes distress and unhappiness. The following pages will give you guidance in helping to stop it happening to you or anyone else. 

 

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE SOMEONE BEING BULLIED:

Take Action! 

  • Don’t smile or laugh- it will encourage the bullies to carry on. 

  • Tell the bully to ‘STOP IT! THEY DON’T LIKE IT.’ – If you don’t you are encouraging bullying. 

  • Don’t over react or hit them back or call them names. 

  • Encourage your friend who is being bullied to come and join in your game or activity. 

  • Tell an adult what happened – they need to know straight away. 

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED:
ALWAYS TELL AN ADULT IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED. 

 

DURING the bullying:

  • Tell the bullies to STOP IT! I DON’T LIKE IT!’ – say you don’t like what they are doing.  

  • Don’t over react or hit them back or call them names. 

  • Tell a friend. 

  • Get away as soon as possible- join another pupil or group if you can. 

  • Tell an adult as soon as possible. 

  • In each classroom is a worry box. Use it if you are being bullied or worried someone else is being bullied. 

  • Put your name on a slip of paper and put it in the box. 

AFTER the bullying:

  • TELL someone what has happened – don’t keep it a secret. 

  • TELL your family – they can help you. 

  • TELL your teacher – ask a friend to go with you if you are scared. 

  • Keep on speaking up until someone listens. 

  • Don’t blame yourself – if you ask for help the bullying is more likely to stop.

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD IS BEING BULLIED:

  • Talk calmly with your child about his/her experience. 

  • Make a note about what he/she says. 

  • Reassure your child that he/she has done the right thing. 

  • Explain that further incidents should be reported to a teacher as soon as possible. 

  • Explain a problem to a teacher. 


WHAT TO DO IN A MEETING WITH A TEACHER:

  • Stay calm. 

  • Be exact. 

  • Make a note of what action the school will take. 

  • Ask if you can help. 

  • Stay in touch with the school. 

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD IS BULLYING OTHERS:

  • Talk with your child and explain that his/her behaviour is unacceptable. Make an appointment with your child’s class teacher. 

  • Check progress regularly. 

  • Give your child lots of praise when he/she is co-operative or helpful 

Written by the St Mark's School Council

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SAFEGUARDING & E-SAFETY
MINI VINNIES

The Mini Vinnies are part of the St. Vincent de Paul society which aims to turn concern into action in their community. 

 

The Mini Vinnies begin and end each session with prayer, asking for God’s help with their planned activities such as crafting, creating artwork and visiting local charities. The children also work hard to raise money for various local and International charities.

 

The Mini Vinnies are very fortunate to have great support from the Parish with Mr and Mrs Raynor and members of the SVP  to help the children with their good work.

 

The Mini Vinnies prayer focus for this half term has been showing mercy for others through prayer. They have focused their time on creating a set of prayer cards for our Parish.The cards offered a  prayer and illustration for Lent. The second prayer card is based on the Stations of the Cross which the children  prepared a Whole School Collective Worship on.

 

Forthcoming activities for the Mini Vinnies include spending time in reflective prayer during Lent, visiting the church to walk the stations of the cross, and making Easter cards for our parish.

 

They are also making Easter ribbons to raise money for our 5p appeal-to raise money for homeless shelters and food banks locally.

 

Our focus this year has been on Mary, our Mother.

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