Share this factsheet with your staff to:

• Remind them about what bullying is and why it's important to be alert to bullying
• Remind them what signs to look for
• Make sure they know what to do if a child is being bullied or if they have a concern
• Help them know what to do if a child tells them about prejudice-based bullying

You could either use it as a basis for talking about the issue at a staff meeting, or send it round for staff to read themselves.

Want to make it more interactive? Use these questions to start a discussion at a staff meeting:

• When would you refer a concern about bullying to the DSL?
• What can we do to prevent bullying in our school?
• Which children are particularly vulnerable to bullying? How can we proactively support these pupils?
• What does our school policy say about bullying and cyber-bullying?
• How could we improve our response to bullying as a school?
• In what ways can we teach pupils about bullying through curricular and non-curricular activities?

... use our safeguarding scenario on cyber-bullying to get staff to put their learning into practice, or go into more depth with our staff briefing on anti-bullying.