Sonia Sharp, an expert on bullying, said in a speech for Brighton and Hove Education Authority- 1 in 2 students experience occasional bullying during any school term
- 1 in 4 students in primary school are bullied more than once or twice at least in any term (so they are more than twice as likely to be bullied as those in secondary schools)
- 1 in 10 in secondary school are bullied more than once or twice at least in any term (some research says one third of secondary students are bullied during the course of the school year)
- 1 in 10 primary aged students are persistently and frequently bullied - possibly every day
Some facts from other experts: - Between 15 and 25 children every year commit suicide because they are being bullied (there may be more we don't know about, and many more than this attempt it because bullying has made them so unhappy.
- More than a quarter of students get threats of violence whilst at school, and half of these threats have been carried out.
- Attacks on boys accounts for 75% of these incidents.
- Around 10% of children have missed school because of the violence.
- Up to 40% of secondary school students feel that their teachers are unaware of the bullying which goes on.
- About 17% of calls to ChildLine are about bullying. For five years running it's been the most common reason people call
- More 12 year olds call ChildLine about bullying than any other age group
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