Research involving more than 44,000 children and young people has been published by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) to mark Anti-Bullying Week 2024, which has been taking place this week.
The study was carried out between May and September 2023 and asked children and young people aged from 5 to 18 about their experiences of bullying.
Of the respondents, 72% said they had experienced some form of bullying, while 23% said they were frequently being bullied, rising to 29% for pupils with SEND and those in receipt of free school meals.
The research also finds that 23% of the respondents had experienced some form of cyber-bullying, with 6% saying they were being frequently cyber-bullied.
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