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Anti-Bullying Policy

4th April, 2024

Chiltern Gymnastics will: 

  • recognise its duty of care and responsibility to safeguard all participants from harm. 

  • promote and implement this anti-bullying policy. 

  • seek to ensure that bullying behaviour is not accepted or condoned. 

  • require all members of the club to be given access to this policy. 

  • take action to investigate and respond to any alleged incidents of bullying. 

  • encourage and facilitate children and young people to play an active part in developing and adopting a code of conduct to address bullying.

  • ensure that coaches are given access to information and/or training on bullying and safeguarding. 

 

Each participant, coach, volunteer, or official will: 

  • respect everyone’s need for, and rights to, an environment where safety, security, praise, recognition, and opportunity for taking responsibility are available. 

  • respect the views of others. 

  • recognise that everyone is important and that our differences make each of us special and should be valued.

  • show appreciation of others by acknowledging individual qualities, contributions, and progress. 

  • be committed to the early identification of bullying and prompt and collective action to deal with it. 

  • ensure safety by having rules and practices carefully explained and displayed for all to see. 

  • report incidents of bullying they see – by doing nothing you are condoning bullying. 

 

 

 

Bullying: 

  • all forms of bullying will be addressed.  

  • everybody associated with the club has a responsibility to work together to stop bullying. 

  • bullying can include online and offline behaviour and can include: 

    1. physical pushing, kicking, hitting, scratching, pinching etc., 

    2. name calling, sarcasm, spreading rumours, persistent teasing and emotional torment through ridicule, humiliation or the continual ignoring of other individuals and making accusations. 

    3. posting of derogatory or abusive comments, videos, or images on social network  

    4. racial taunts, graffiti, gestures, sectarianism 

    5. sexual comments, suggestions, or behaviour 

    6. unwanted physical contact 

  • children with a disability, from ethnic minorities or those with learning difficulties are more vulnerable to this form of abuse and are more likely to be targeted. 

 

 

Support to the child: 

  • children should know who will listen to and support them. 

  • systems should be established allow children wishing to talk about bullying or any other issue that affects them. 

  • potential barriers to talking need to be identified and addressed at the outset to enable children to approach adults for help. 

  • anyone who reports a bullying incident will be listened to carefully and supported. 

  • any reported incident of bullying will be investigated objectively and will involve listening to all those involved. 

  • children being bullied will be supported and assistance given to uphold their right to a safe environment. 

  • those who bully will be supported and encouraged to stop bullying. 

  • sanctions for those bullying others that involve long periods of isolation, or which diminish and make individuals look or feel foolish in front of others, will be avoided. 

 

Support to the parents/carers 

  • parents/carers should be advised on the club’s anti-bullying policy and practice. 

  • any incident of bullying will be discussed with the child’s parents/carers. 

  • information and advice on coping with bullying will be made available. 

  • support should be offered to the parents/carers including information on other agencies and helplines. 

 

Reviewed:           04/04/2023 

 

Policy produced on                 4/4/23

Revision date                          4/4/24 and annually

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