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<p>Intolerance and bullying has no place in our society and no one should live in
fear of bullying on the basis of their sexuality.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our commitments
in the government’s Hate Crime Action Plan and Integrated Communities Action Plan,
the department is taking forward a number of measures to help the sector prevent and
tackle prejudice and bullying, and promote tolerance. This includes continuing to
support schools in their requirement to promote our shared values of democracy, individual
liberty, the rule of law and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different
faiths and beliefs.</p><p> </p><p>All schools must have a behaviour policy that includes
measures to prevent bullying, and all schools must comply with the requirements of
the Equality Act. The department recently published the Respectful Schools Communities
toolkit; a self-review and signposting tool to support schools to develop a whole-school
approach which promotes respect and discipline. In addition to this, the department
is providing over £2.8 million of funding, between September 2016 and March 2020,
to 4 anti-bullying organisations to support schools to tackle bullying. This includes
projects targeting bullying of particular groups, such as those who are victims of
hate related bullying, along with a project to report bullying online.</p>
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