by HIP Psychology team | Apr 29, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Vaping has moved from a fringe issue into one of the most common discipline and pastoral concerns in Northern Ireland post-primary schools. Toilet doors come off their hinges, smoke alarms get triggered in the middle of double-period maths, and Year 9 form tutors are...
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 27, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Relational bullying can be one of the hardest forms of bullying for schools to identify. It does not always look dramatic from the outside. There may be no shouting, no physical contact and no obvious incident in front of staff. Instead, the harm often happens through...
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 27, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Bullying rarely happens in total isolation. Even when one pupil is targeted by another, there are often others who see, hear, forward, laugh, stay silent or find out afterwards. Those pupils are bystanders, and their behaviour can either strengthen the bullying...
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 27, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Cyberbullying in schools rarely stays online. A message sent at night can shape attendance the next morning. A group chat incident can affect classroom behaviour. A shared image can create safeguarding concerns, friendship breakdown and serious distress for a pupil...
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 27, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Bullying in schools is not always obvious. Some incidents are visible, noisy and easy to identify. Others are quiet, repeated and difficult for adults to spot. That is why staff need a shared understanding of the different types of bullying behaviour and how they can...
