How well do students at your school understand what bullying is? Do they feel comfortable intervening when they witness bullying behaviour on the school grounds? Does your school’s anti-bullying program include supports for students in these 2 areas?
New research shows children recognise bullying as intentional and emotionally harmful behaviour, and they want to help, but many don’t feel able to intervene. The findings (Pervez, et al., 2026) have just been published in an open access paper in the journal School Psychology International.
The study involved 36 students in years 4 and 5 in England and aimed to understand how children interpret bullying, exclusion and the question of whether and how to step in when they witness bullying…