Quaker schools in anti-bullying stand
Two Quaker schools marked Anti-Bullying Week in a particularly Quaker way
Bootham Junior School and Sibford School marked Anti-Bullying Week (17-21 November) in a particularly Quaker way.
At Bootham, in York, the school encouraged pupils to support ‘what makes each of us different, special and unique’, said headteacher, Helen Todd. On the Thursday, they dressed ‘according to their personality, their attributes and their talents’, with cross-age group activities replacing lessons.
In Banbury, as Sibford deputy head Maggie Guy explained, the school prefers to ‘flip the idea of anti-bullying around and look at what we want – respectful behaviour.’
‘The Quaker view of respect is an easy concept for all pupils to sign up to; ultimately we must lead and trust our pupils to respect each other. We want them to be “examples and patterns” in their lives’, she added.
