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"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.”
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.”
H A R V E Y S . F I R E S T O N E
H A R V E Y S . F I R E S T O N E
At Boundary Oak we define bullying as: Behaviour that intentionally hurts another pupil or group physically or emotionally and is often motivated by prejudice against particular groups, for example, on grounds of race, religion, culture, sex, gender, homophobia, special educational needs and disability, or because a child is adopted or is a carer.
At Boundary Oak we define bullying as: Behaviour that intentionally hurts another pupil or group physically or emotionally and is often motivated by prejudice against particular groups, for example, on grounds of race, religion, culture, sex, gender, homophobia, special educational needs and disability, or because a child is adopted or is a carer.
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Banter
Dictionary definition of banter: Banter is the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
BUT, can it always been seen as this?
Just because ‘banter’ doesn’t constitute all the elements of bullying doesn’t mean it’s acceptable.
All offensive, threatening, violent and abusive language and behaviour is always unacceptable, whatever your role
This includes any negative language or behavior in relation to / referring to a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 i.e. age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation
Language and behaviour can have different meanings, in different contexts. If you’re unsure, ask what was meant
Just because someone uses certain language to refer to themselves it doesn’t necessarily means it’s acceptable, nor does it make it ok for you to use it
Just because you think something is banter or a joke doesn’t mean other people will
People won’t always feel confident to speak up if they are offended by something. They might even go along with it so as not to draw attention to themselves
Third parties might be offended, even if they’re not part of your conversation
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