Bullying is never OK!

It is the policy of this scout group and the Scout Association that bullying in any form is unacceptable and all activities should have in place rigorous anti-bullying strategies. The Association's new guide has been written to help you deal with bullying and take steps to reduce the chances of it happening in your Group or Section

What is Bullying?

Bullying can take many forms, the most commonly reported are incidents such as...
• Being called names
• Being teased
• Having money, mobile phones or other possessions taken or defaced
• Being hit, pushed, pulled, pinchedor kicked
• Getting abusive or threatening text messages or e-mails
• Being ignored or left out
• Being attacked or abused because of their religion, gender, sexuality, disability or appearance.

Our stand!

In OUR Scout Group...

We DO have respect for everyone as individuals, whatever their differences.

We DO take bullying seriously – it’s not ‘just a bit of fun.’

We DON’T accept any bullying behaviour – name-calling, physical violence, threats, being left out, spreading nasty rumours either in person or by text and email, or any other way of making people feel bad.

We DO report any bullying we see, whoever it’s aimed at. It should be reported to a Leader or someone else we trust like our Patrol Leader.

We DO take someone seriously if they tell us they’re being bullied, and we also don’t watch others being bullied without doing something.

We DON’T just put up with bullying.

We DO make sure something is done about it. Don’t wait and see. Take action on bullying now!