Bullying and harassment policy
Tower Hamlets offers support and advice for children, young
people, parents, carers, schools and professionals on how to deal
with bullying. We also offer help for bullies with changing their
behaviour and for staff who have responsibility for policy
development.
What support can you offer my school?
We can help you gather information very
quickly about what your pupils, staff and parents think about
bullying and how you are dealing with it through our free
electronic survey.
We can advise you on developing your school’s
anti-bullying policy and we can run workshops looking at aspects of
bullying for parents, pupils and staff.
My child is being bullied. What should I do?
Speak to your child’s class teacher or Head of
Year. You can also contact the teacher in the school who is
responsible for dealing with bullying or you can call the Tower
Hamlets Anti-Bullying Helpline.
Who will I speak to when I call the helpline?
The phones are staffed by people who work for
Step Forward. This is a local organisation which specialises in
advising and supporting young people.
Is what I tell you on the helpline confidential?
Yes. We will only pass information on to
someone else if you tell us that you, or another person, is at risk
of serious harm or that you intend to cause harm to someone
else.
How to contact us
Behaviour support team
Members of the team are available to help schools develop their
anti-bullying policies and deliver training on dealing with
bullying to groups of staff, parents and pupils.
The Behaviour Support Team
85 Harford Street
London E1 4PY
Tel: 020 7364 6263 during office
hours
The Tower Hamlets Anti-Bullying Helpline
This is a free service which offers
confidential advice for children and young people who live or
attend school in Tower Hamlets, their parents and their carers.
Tel: 0800 1216 753 from 3.30 till 6pm Monday
to Friday.
Calls are free from landlines and you can ask
the advice worker to call you back if you are calling from a mobile
phone.
Download the Anti-Bullying
Helpline flyer (pdf, 140kb)
Further information
Parents Advice Centre
85 Harford Street
London
E1 4PY
Tel: 020 7702 8316
Email:pac@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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Childline
Tel: 0800 1111
Visit the Childline website
Step Forward
(Information and Support for Young People in
and around Tower Hamlets)
Tel: 020 7739
3082
Visit the Step Forward website
Anti-Bullying Alliance
Visit the Anti-bullying
Alliance website