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The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) developed a United Against Bullying (UAB) Programme, which was available free to schools in England across a three year period from November 2021 to March 2024. The programme was a whole school approach to preventing and responding to bullying, with a particular focus on those children who are most vulnerable and more likely to be victims of bullying such as pupils in receipt of free school meals (FSM), disabled pupils and those with special educational needs (SEN/D).
The main data source was the self-report Pupil Questionnaire consisting of 24 questions which provided baseline data across the program for nearly 140,000 pupils aged between 4-18 years, the data provides a picture of children and young people’s experiences of bullying, school experience and wellbeing.
Schools who enrolled in the programme were provided with a whole-school audit tool, interactive action plan with associated resources and a range of CPD training.
Findings examined trends over time for gender, SEND and FSM status, reported on school experience and pupil wellbeing. Almost one in four pupils (24%) reported being frequently bullied, this was higher for SEN/D pupils (31%) and FSM pupils (30%).
Having SEN/D, or in receipt of Free School Meals (a measure of socio-economic deprivation) increased risk of involvement substantially. Involvement (either as target or perpetrator) was associated with significantly poorer school experience, and poorer reported wellbeing.
In summary, the project found encouraging findings regarding implementation of the programme with general reductions in victimisation and bullying, and improvements in Pupil Wellbeing.
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Bullying, School Experience, Wellbeing, SEND Gender
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| Please indicate what type of scientific contribution it is | Quantitative method study |
