Education Schools Anti-Bullying Guidance for Wales

In September 2020, the Welsh Government launched brand new Anti-Bullying Guidance targeted at governing bodies for maintained schools, local authorities, parents, carers, children and young people.

EACH was proud to have developed this with Youthworks for the Welsh Government’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES). This statutory guidance built on Wales’s original 2011 Anti-Bullying Guidance “Respecting Others”. 

Rights, respect, equality: statutory guidance assists school governors, staff and relevant professionals working within a school environment to develop and implement anti-bullying policies and strategies.   

The revised guidance outlines the Welsh Government’s expectations for schools to:

1. 1. Take a proactive approach to prevent bullying
   2. Have an anti-bullying policy linking to school policies including behaviour and safeguarding
   3. Record and monitor incidents of bullying to help take pro-active steps to challenge bullying
   4.  Regularly review their anti-bullying policy and strategy in collaboration with their learners at least every 3 years