Bullying in school plummets
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New study reveals 30,000 fewer children bullied in last ten years.
Bullying and violence in English schools has plummeted in the last decade, a major new study has revealed.
The landmark study involving more than 10,000 secondary school pupils shows that:
- 30,000 fewer children in England now face the fear of bullying compared to 2005
- robbery between pupils has halved – last year just 1% of children reported being robbed.
The new figures come as part of the Government’s continued drive to deliver an excellent education for every child – and make sure teachers have the tools they need to tackle bullying and violence in schools.
A range of tough new powers have been introduced since 2010 to enable heads and teachers to retake control of their classrooms. On top of this, the Government has pledged to train every teacher in not just how to tackle serious behaviour issues, but how to deal with low-level disruption that stops children from learning properly.
Strengthened measures alrea...
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