Hello,
I hope whoever is reading this is keeping well.
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please can the following information be provided for the academic years: 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 (so far).

1) How many formal complaints regarding a school staff member (for example, but not limited to: teacher, headteacher, head of year) bullying a student or a colleague did your school receive over the specified academic year(s)? For Q1, please can you disclose the nature of the bullying complaint i.e. 'threatening language'. 'cyberbullying', 'physical assault', and tell me who complained about whom, including the complainant's year group if it is a student. So, for example, a Year (INSERT YEAR HERE) student could have formally accused a teacher of using threatening language in a bullying manner. 1a) How many of these complaints- identified in Q1- were formally investigated by the school?1aa) What were the outcomes (for example, but not limited to: warning, removal of post) of these investigations? Please state the amount of money the complainant received in cases where the parents of said child/ colleague demanded compensation for the incident.
Though "bullying" has not got a legal definition, I am classing it as: intending to hurt someone either physically or emotionally (this is often aimed at certain groups, for example because of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation). Bullying takes many forms and can include: physical assault, teasing, making threats, name calling, cyberbullying - bullying via mobile phone or online (for example email, social networks and instant messenger).
If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad, I would be grateful if you could please contact me by phone ([mobile phone number]) and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Kind Regards,
Yohannes Lowe

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School Admin - Croft, Croft Church of England Primary School, Darlington

FAO Yohannes Lowe
Following your e-mail of 23rd March 2021 and your request for information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we have today received a further
request for the same information.
I can confirm that your request is currently being dealt with and that we
will contact you in due course with the information requested.
Kind regards
Kate Banks
Premises & Administration Manager

Croft Church of England Primary School

South Parade, Croft on Tees, DL2 2SP

Telephone: 01325 720528

Registered office: All Saints Academy, Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick,
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL

A charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales
(Company number: 8372064)

 

 

 

 

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From: Yohannes Lowe <[FOI #739923 email]>
Sent: 03 May 2021 19:22
To: School Admin - Croft <[Croft Church of England Primary School, Darlington request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Bullying complaints (2)
 
Hello,
I hope whoever is reading this is keeping well.
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
Please can the following information be provided for the academic years:
2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 (so far).

1) How many formal complaints regarding a school staff member (for
example, but not limited to: teacher, headteacher, head of year) bullying
a student or a colleague did your school receive over the specified
academic year(s)? For Q1, please can you disclose the nature of the
bullying complaint i.e. 'threatening language'. 'cyberbullying', 'physical
assault', and tell me who complained about whom, including the
complainant's year group if it is a student. So, for example, a Year
(INSERT YEAR HERE) student could have formally accused a teacher of using
threatening language in a bullying manner. 1a) How many of these
complaints- identified in Q1- were formally investigated by the
school?1aa) What were the outcomes (for example, but not limited to:
warning, removal of post) of these investigations? Please state the amount
of money the complainant received in cases where the parents of said
child/ colleague demanded compensation for the incident.
Though "bullying" has not got a legal definition, I am classing it as:
intending to hurt someone either physically or emotionally (this is often
aimed at certain groups, for example because of race, religion, gender or
sexual orientation). Bullying takes many forms and can include: physical
assault, teasing, making threats, name calling, cyberbullying - bullying
via mobile phone or online (for example email, social networks and instant
messenger).
If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible
within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad, I would be
grateful if you could please contact me by phone ([mobile phone number])
and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request. 
Kind Regards,
Yohannes Lowe

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School Admin - Croft, Croft Church of England Primary School, Darlington

Dear Mr Lowe

 

Thank you for your email of 23 March 2021 requesting information about
formal complaints relating to staff members bullying a student or a
colleague.

 

I can confirm that the School holds this information.  I can confirm that
in 2019/20 and 2020/21 the school received no such complaints. 

 

For 2018/19 I am unable to provide you with the figures because of the low
numbers involved.  Figures of less than five have been withheld.  This is
because the numbers are so low that it is possible that those who already
know, or can deduce, the identities of those concerned would learn facts
about them that it would be unfair for the School to disclose.

 

Personal information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 where disclosure would breach one or more
principles of the General Data Protection Regulations.  In this case I
consider that disclosure of the low figures would breach Principle (a),
namely that personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a
transparent manner in relation to individuals.  In this case I consider
that the disclosure would be unfair as disclosing the information may lead
to those concerned being identified.

  

If you are dissatisfied with the way the school has responded to your
Freedom of Information Request, then you may appeal to the Information
Commissioner’s Office (ICO).  The ICO is the UK’s Freedom of Information
and Data Protection Regulator.  They can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Email:  [1][email address]

Phone:  0303 123 1113

Yours sincerely

Mr Simon Robson

Headteacher

Croft Church of England Primary School

South Parade, Croft on Tees, DL2 2SP

Telephone: 01325 720528

Registered office: All Saints Academy, Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick,
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL

A charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales
(Company number: 8372064)

 

 

 

 

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