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Bedok Green Secondary School

Anti-Bullying Policy@BGSS

Find out more about Anti-Bullying Policy@BGSS.

Last updated on 28 October 2026

Our Commitment

At Bedok Green Secondary School, we believe every student deserves to feel safe, valued, and empowered in their learning journey. Anchored in our school’s emphasis on Empathy and Respect, we are committed to cultivating a caring and inclusive school environment where all students can flourish and build positive relationships with one another.

Our approach focuses on building a deeply embedded culture where kindness, empathy and respect are lived values experienced in every classroom, CCA, and interaction, whilst addressing any hurtful behaviour that may arise. We work together as a school community — staff, students, and parents — to ensure everyone feels they belong.

What Are Hurtful Behaviours and Bullying?

Hurtful behaviours are unkind acts such as once-off insensitive comments, actions, and physical fights, while bullying involves persistent and intentional hurtful acts.

Hurtful behaviours and bullying can take various forms, including verbal, social, physical, and cyber:

  • Verbal: Name-calling, spreading rumours, or making threats

  • Social exclusion: Deliberately leaving someone out, or encouraging others to ignore someone

  • Physical actions: Pushing, hitting, or damaging someone's belongings

  • Cyberbullying: Using online technology like phones, computers, or social media to hurt or embarrass others on purpose and repeatedly

 Our Firm Stance Against Hurtful Behaviours

The school takes a firm stance against all forms of hurtful behaviours, from once-off insensitive comments to persistent intentional acts of bullying and physical violence. This stance is grounded in our school values of Empathy and Respect, and guides how we respond to and prevent all forms of hurtful behaviour.

We recognise that children may have disagreements or say things they do not mean. We help students understand the difference between occasional conflicts (which are normal) and persistent bullying behaviour, addressing each situation with care and appropriate support.

 How We Prevent Incidents

  • Take a firm stance against hurtful behaviours and bullying

  • Foster a caring and enabling school environment, with positive teacher-student relationships and strong peer support structure with trained student leaders

  • Conduct Character & Citizenship Education lessons on empathy, respect, conflict management, resilience and cyber wellness

  • Have regular communications with staff and students

 How to Report Concerns

We want parents and students to feel comfortable coming to us with any concerns. You can reach out to us in several ways:

  • Direct reporting to any staff member

  • Online confidential reporting form – STOP!T@BGSS (opens in new tab)

  • Parent contact with Teachers or School Leaders

 How We Respond

·       Immediate physical and psychological safety measures for all students involved

  • Prompt investigation and timely updates, subject to case complexity

  • Consequences, including disciplinary actions, conduct grade adjustments, and learning of pro-social skills

  • Support plans for all affected students, including victims and offenders

  • Restorative conversations to help students understand the impact of their actions, rebuild trust and repair relationships, and other restorative support which can include school counselling, external referrals and community resources

  • Partnership with parents throughout the process, including informing parents at the earliest opportunity

 How Parents Can Support

  • Talk regularly with your child about school experiences and friendships

  • Teach respectful behaviour and reinforce healthy digital habits at home

  • Monitor your child's online and offline interactions and activities

  • Share concerns promptly with your child's Form Teacher or Year Head

  • Work collaboratively with the school on agreed interventions

  • Model positive behaviour in your own interactions, such as being calm and respectful in communications

  • Use teachable moments in your daily interactions to explain why certain conduct is inappropriate

 Get in Touch

We are here to listen and help. If you would like to bring an incident to our attention, please reach out via any of the following:

We review this policy regularly to ensure it continues to serve our school community well. Together, we shape our students' character, strengthen relationships, and build a caring, inclusive, and resilient community.