Pupils: Bullying
Commons · Question 7505 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 16 Jun 2026
All schools are legally required to have a behaviour policy with measures to prevent all forms of bullying. They have the freedom to develop their own anti-bullying strategies appropriate to their environment and are held to account by Ofsted.The departme...