student consultations 2005 (secondary)

The Anti-Bullying Strategy Team are now consulting with Secondary students on Anti-Bullying issues for 2007. More details to follow later this year.

How Do Leicestershire Students View the Issue of Bullying in their Schools?
(Research by the Anti-Bullying Strategy Team)

In 2003 the Anti-Bullying Strategy Team carried out research into bullying in schools. Questionnaires were devised for Students, Parents and Staff and many of the questions were created by students themselves at our first conferences. 795 students responded. Here are the results.

Findings of the Secondary Questionnaire 2003

1. Does your school have a bullying policy?

	% of Students
Don't Know	10.45
Yes	88.8
No	0.75

2. Do you understand the policy?

	% of Students
Yes	78
No	22

3. Does it work?

	% of Students
Yes	57.9
No	42.1

4. Do you agree with it?

	% of Students
Yes	85.5
No	14.5

5. How bad is bullying at school? (1 - 10 scale - 1=good and 10=bad)

	% of Students
1	5.7
2	7.5
3	18.5
4	16
5	28
6	7.2
7	7.5
8	5.2
9	1.1
10	3.5

6. Do you feel you can talk to your teachers about bullying?

	% of Students
Yes	45.8
No	18.4
Not sure	35.8

7. Who would you like to talk to if you were bullied?

	% of Students
Staff	13.9
Parents	37.5
Friends	43
Others	5.6

8. Would it help if there was someone independent to talk to about bullying particularly when you are not at school?

	% of Students
Yes	65.4
No	34.6

9. Do your teachers provide help for targets of bullying?

	% of Students
Yes	78.5
No	21.5

10. Are there any special schemes for bullies and targets at your school?

	% of Students
Yes	47
No	53

11. Does your school have any special strategies that reduce bullying?

	% of Students
Yes	43
No	57

12. Are you involved in a gang?

	% of Students
Yes	53
No	47

13. Have you been bullied this school year? (September to March)

	% of Students
Never	57
Once	22
2/3 times	13.6
Regularly	7.4

14. What type of bullying was it?

	% of Students
Verbal	58.3
Physical	20.5
Indirect	7.7
Isolation	7.0
Cyber	6.5

15. Why were you bullied?

	% of Students
Don't Know/ No Reason/ Didn't Like Me	51.3
Physical Features/ Hair/ Clothes	16.5
Playtime Dispute	6.3
Friends Dispute	5.7
Being Different	4.4
Colour/ Race	3.8
Clever/ Able	3.8
Jealousy	2.8
Sex/ Name/ Age	2.2
Unpopular/ Few Friends	1.6
New To School	1.6

16. Where does bullying occur?

	% of Students
Playground	26.2
Class	16.7
Walking Home From School	16.2
Corridor	13.5
Toilets	9.0
Bus	6.9
In Community	6.9
Other	3.9

17. Do you know of any bullying which occurs outside of school?

	% of Students
Yes	36.6
No	63.4

18. What sort of punishments are given to bullies at school?

	% of Students
Exclusion/ isolation	30.9
Detention	27.9
Suspension	16.6
Expulsion	8.0
Parental Involvement	7.6
General Punishment	4.7
Talking with Target/ Talking To By Staff	4.2

19. Do you feel the punishments work?

	% of Students
Don't Know	49.5
Yes	18.4
No	32.1

20. What should schools do to reduce bullying?

	% of Students
Exclude/ Remove Bullies	33.8
Punish Bully	15.7
Apply Strict Policy	15.2
Improve Supervision	12.9
Listen To/ Involve Students	7.9
Educate Students	5.6
Listen To/ Involve Parents	3.6
Recognise Problem and Act Swiftly	2.3
Positive School Ethos/ Evironment	1.3
Staff/ Students Working Together	1.3
Activities at Breaktime	0.5