Making bullying everyone’s concern reduces rates in English and Welsh primary schools – new research

By Judith Mary Hutchings (known as Judy), Professor of Clinical Psychology, Director Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention, Bangor University
Lucy Bowes, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, University of Oxford

Bullying in schools is widespread, and it has consequences that can last through childhood and into adulthood. Research has found that children who are frequently bullied are more likely to self-harm, and being bullied in childhood has been linked with a higher risk of depression as an adult.

Bullying is preventable, but schools need more help in tackling it. While schools in England and Wales…

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