• Be unwilling to go to school
• Be frightened of walking to and from school
• Change of route to school
• Deterioration in school performance
• Damge to personal belongings
• Change in mood of individual eg. May become withdrawn and may develop a stammer or display loss of confidence
• Become distressed and stop eating
• Phantom illness
• Requests for money
• Have nightmares
• Individual may refuse to say what is wrong
• Individual may give improbable excuses
• Self-harm

Before coming to school it is advised that parents/guardians consider any factors at home which may have coincided with the onset of behavioural difficulties. Parents/Guardians Should Assess If their child may be a bully. Possible indicators include:

• Child may be sullen
• May have violent outbursts
• May not be able to account for money or possessions
• May be acting differently

Parents/guardians should consider the following questions before coming to school:

• Who is your child bullying?
• What does your child do to this person?
• When does it happen?
• Where does it happen?
• How long has it being going on?
• How did you get to know of it?
• Has anyone reported it to the school?
• Why do you feel that he or she is involved?
• Is your child witnessing bullying behaviour at home or in the community?

Parents/guardians should record full details and inform the school.

• If their children may be a victim
• Possible indicators include:
• May be reluctant to go to school. This is not to be confused with school phobia.
• May be unable to explain why some of his/her belongings are missing or damaged.
• Change in behaviour – quiet or withdrawn.

Parents/guardians should consider the following questions before coming to school:

• What happened to your child?
• How often?
• Who is responsible?
• When did the bullying take place?
• Where did the bullying take place?
• Did your child report this?
• To whom was it reported?
• Who told you (parent/guardian) about this bullying?
• What are the signs that something is wrong?
• Is your child anxious about anything else?

Parents/guardians should record full details and inform the school.

• Dealing with Bullying
• On Approach to the School
• All incidents of alleged bullying behaviour reported will be investigated and recorded. The contact person in the school (usually the class teacher) will:
• Attend to the safety needs of the victim
• Acknowledge what the person says
• Listen actively and record factual information
• Will use the incident reporting form
• Follow agreed procedures