 Are You Being Bullied?A new study has found that nearly half of UK secondary school pupils think that bullying is a problem in their school, and that reasons for bullying include language difficulties, skin colour, race and religion. 48 percent of school children in England, 43 percent in Scotland and 32 percent in Wales think that bullying is a problem in their school according to the new research conducted by the British Council. Top reasons for bullying included: When asked how to remedy the situation, one-quarter of the children replied that they think there should be more religious holidays recognised in the school calendar, 38 percent wanted more time in class to discuss differences in backgrounds and cultures and many thought that inductions for migrant children and parents when they start school could be improved. |
