Bí Cineálta

"Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying, our whole­ education approach to preventing and addressing bullying in schools, was published in December 2022. Cineáltas is dedicated to the prevention and addressing of bullying, including cyber bullying, racist bullying, gender identity bullying and sexual harassment in schools. It is centred on a children’s rights­based approach and provides a collective vision and clear roadmap for how the education community and society can work together to prevent and address bullying in our schools.

Cineáltas incorporates each of the nine components of UNESCO’s Whole Education Approach to prevent and address bullying. The five­year implementation plan for Cineáltas was published in April 2023 and implementation commenced immediately. A key action in Cineáltas has been to update the 2013 anti­bullying procedures for primary and post­primary schools.

These Bí Cineálta procedures are the result of significant levels of engagement and participation with and by all the education partners, and extensive consultation with children and young people through the Cineáltas process.

The Bí Cineálta procedures aim to support school communities to prevent and address bullying behaviour. They have been developed with the four key principles of Cineáltas in mind: prevention; support; oversight and community. These procedures will ensure that every school’s Bí Cineálta policy is developed and reviewed in consultation with the school community and they will provide for enhanced oversight of measures to prevent and address bullying behaviour."

Foreword from Secretary General Bernie McNally

Procedures to Prevent and Address Bullying Behaviour for Primary and Post­Primary Schools

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Bí Cineálta Policy.pdf

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