At St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, we follow an evidenced based Anti-Bullying programme called KiVa to prevent and reduce bullying. It is a programme developed at the University of Turku, Finland. The main goals are;

• To prevent new bullying cases from emerging
• To tackle bullying cases effectively
• To minimise negative effects caused by bullying
• To ensure pupils express their own understanding that they are valued and cared for as unique persons, made in the image and likeness of God. They are happy, confident and feel secure.

St Alban’s regards bullying of any kind as an unacceptable form of behaviour and it will not be tolerated. If we discover that an act of bullying or intimidation has taken place, we act immediately to stop any further occurrences of such behaviour. While it is very difficult to eradicate bullying, we do everything in our power to ensure that all pupils attend school free from fear.