Positive school spirit ‘is key to initiative success’

The importance of creating a positive spirit in schools is key to the success of new anti-bullying procedures, a parents’ leader has said.

The National Parents’ Council-Primary was one of a number of groups to welcome the Department of Education’s first revision of guidelines on bullying for two decades.

“There’s a lot in the procedures that relates to creating a sense of respect within the school community and parents are crucial parts of that by what they model at home and how they reinforce a school’s policy,” said chief executive Áine Lynch.