BBC 1 drama star, Eleanor Tomlinson, who starred in Poldark, suffered bullying at her secondary school in Beverley for being ‘too posh’.
She said, "When I went back to school I found I was a square peg in a round hole and I was bullied a lot because of it. I was told I’d got too big for my boots, whereas in fact, I was incredibly shy.
“I was accused of being too posh because during stints away from home any trace of a Yorkshire accent would fade away.”
Unlike Eleanor Tomlinson and the 77% of students that have been bullied verbally, mentally, and physically around the world, Malet Lambert deals with less than 30 incidents per year.
Mr Logan, Malet Lambert’s Assistant Head and bullying advisor said: “The two main things we want to see in this school are respect and tolerance from pupils towards teachers and teachers towards pupils from all different backgrounds and races”.
The school deals with all kinds of bullying whether it is in school or over the internet. Incidents are dealt with quickly and sometimes defined on an individual basis to the child by involving PCSO’s, parents and other people involved in the situation.
70 Malet Lambert pupils took part in a bullying survey to which in response we found out that just 17% didn’t know where to go to for help.
Mr Logan said that when receiving information from surveys across the whole school (1500 students) about bullying, the percentage of students that didn’t know who to go to for help was a much smaller percentage. Mr Logan organised for 30 pupils to take part in an anti-bullying campaign, designing posters which are now displayed around the school.
The school has their own bullying text line number: 07957 700549 which students can use if ever in need of help.
Reported by: Caitlin, Year 9