BUXTON VOICES BUXTON SCHOOL’S STUDENT COUNCIL JOINT MEETING 27TH NOVEMBER 2014

Agenda

Feedback from form/tutor groups

Buxton School Anti-Bullying Consultation

Misunderstood

Children in Need results

End of term party

Feedback from form/tutor classes……

Hunger Games

The boy in striped

pyjamas

We want lockers, but we know it

costs money

We know what books we would

like to read…

Twilight

We could share

lockers Larby Lodge

Raise the money?

Fundraising events?

Diary of a wimpy kid

Staff and Governors at the school are writing our Anti-Bullying Policy. And we need your help.

We need to know your thoughts and ideas on how we can ALL contribute to everybody feeling safe and confident in and around

the school.

So, we asked Buxton Voices some questions and this is what they told us……

Buxton School Anti-Bullying Policy - Consultation

What is Bullying?

• Being rude to people and not caring

• More than one person that keeps hurting people

• Causing people constant pain• You do something constantly and

when you are being mean over and over again

• Being mean to others• Bullying is repetitive action• Hurting emotionally and physically• When someone constantly repeats

acts of nastiness that offends a person

• Hurting someone’s feelings deliberately

Buxton School Anti-Bullying Policy - Consultation

What are the different types of Bullying?

• Emotional• Homophobic• Physical• Cyber• Rumours/Gossip• Sexism• Racism• Peer pressure• Transgender• Verbal• Violent

Buxton School Anti-Bullying Policy - Consultation

• Paranoia• Fear• Depression• Suicidal thoughts• Anger• Disappointment• Emotionally scarred• Sadness• Low self esteem• Isolation• Bullying = bullying• No confidence

What are the effects of bullying?

Buxton School Anti-Bullying Policy - Consultation

• Address the bully and negotiate• Tell their parents• Give them longer detentions• Make them do community service• Ban the bully from activities

(clubs/ACE week)• Call the police• Exclude the bullies• Talk to students separately• Hear both sides• Talk about consequences• Keep a close eye on students

What do you think staff should do?

Buxton School Anti-Bullying Policy - Consultation

• Make a group where students can talk about their problems

• Prefects to monitor the playground• Try to intervene and help• Sticking up for the right side• Encourage your friend, help them

feel safe• Tell staff• Tell prefect

What can students do

to help?

Buxton School Anti-Bullying Policy - Consultation

What should our Anti Bullying School

slogan be?

Be Brave,Beat the Bully

Speak out Stand out Be Proud

Stop being a fiend. Be a friend

Kindness for the future. Bullying for the past

Being quiet isn’t good

Stop the silence. Speak Out

We will also let you know the winners of the

Slogan competition

We will now look at all your ideas

and discuss them with the school

Governors. We will let you

know what ideas make into the Anti

Bullying policy

Misunderstood are back in town!!

Next Friday for years 7, 8 and 10

To raise money for BBC Children in Need on Friday 14th November Buxton students and staff came in to school in their pyjamas (Primary) and literary heroes (Secondary). We managed to raise an amazing

£1,448.20. Thank you to everyone, especially parents, who supported this project. In this picture Buxton Voices show off the cheque with pride.

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And let you parents or carers know too…..

Buxton Voices members - End of term party

Thursday 18th December – Joint,

Secondary Main Hall - After school – 5pm