‘Help teachers tackle bullying’

A Lisburn principal and former President of Northern Ireland’s biggest locally-based teaching union has urged the Education Minister to ensure teachers have the necessary support to ensure anti-bullying policies in schools are fit for purpose.

Gillian Garrett, head of Largymore Primary, was speaking following Education Minister John O’Dowd’s launch of a consultation to address bullying in schools (consultation period ends February 27, 2015)

“Sadly bullying is a fact of life for some children and we would welcome the Minister’s obvious interest in addressing the issue,” said Ms Garrett, a former President of the Ulster Teachers’ Union.