Written questions

Pupils: Bullying

Commons · Question 9252 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of (a) trends in the level of bullying in schools and (b) the potential impact of those trends on the (i) mental wellbeing of and (ii) performance of young people in schools.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 22 Oct 2024

There is no legal requirement for schools to record and report incidents of bullying to the government. However, the department does monitor evidence on the impact of bullying on children and young people through robust national surveys. According to the ...