The Safer Schools Survey – bullying
This survey ended July 2008.
This first round of the Safer Schools Survey was completed in July 2008. In total, 13 schools took part in the survey, with 3,527 young people completing the survey, making it one of the largest online surveys we have ever run.
It is hoped that schools will take part in the survey annually in the run up to, or during, Anti-Bullying Week. Running the survey every year will provide us with information on how bullying is changing within East Sussex.
This survey is being repeated from November 2008 with schools that did not take part in this survey. Find out about the second round of the Safer Schools Survey.
Background to the survey
To take effective action against bullying we need to know about young people’s experiences, and where they think more could be done. This survey asked pupils about their views and experiences of bullying behaviour, to use this information to increase the effectiveness of school and county-wide policies to combat bullying.
Timetable
- May 2007 – planning and initial discussions with Youth Cabinet.
- November 2007 – the first wave of schools took part.
- April and July 2008 – two further waves of schools took part.
- November 2008 – a report will be published.
Objectives
- Develop a system which will provide reliable data on bullying behaviour.
- Create a culture where schools routinely collect data on the bullying behaviour.
- Provide accurate baseline information so that the effectiveness and impact of individual anti-bullying initiatives can be assessed in individual schools year on year.
- Identify targeted support to schools and assess the impact of anti-bullying policies in relation to particular victim groups.
- Children and young people and parents/carers feel more confident that incidents of bullying are taken seriously.
The consultation
The survey used a nationally developed format from the Anti-Bullying Alliance that enabled data comparison across schools and counties.
Thirty schools took part in the survey during the academic year 2007/08.
It asked children questions covering areas such as:
- how safe and caring their school feels
- details of their experiences of bullying in the past year
- perceptions of bullying in the wider community
- how aware they are of actions taken by the school to address bullying behaviour and the kind of support available to them in school.
This survey was not open to the public. Pupils completed the survey via a secure section of the Czone for Schools website.
Enquiries
Contact our Anti-bullying Team
Tel: 01323 747081
