Young people who have been bullied do significantly worse at school than those who have not, according to government research.

The study, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, found that young people who had been bullied at 14 or 15 scored an equivalent of two GCSE grades lower than other young people.

The research found almost half of 14-year-olds say they have been bullied, with 41 per cent of 15-year-olds saying they were bullied, and 29 per cent of 16-year-olds.

Girls were more likely to be bullied than boys in the younger age groups, although boys were more likely to suffer violence or threats. White young people were significantly more likely to report being bullied than those from ethnic minorities.

Researchers found that when parents reported their child’s bullying to the school their child was less likely to be bullied in the future.

Children’s Secretary Ed Balls said: “I want parents to feel confident in coming forward and reporting bullying incidents to schools as we know this helps to stop bullying continuing.”

The most common types of bullying were cyberbullying and name calling. Anti-Bullying Week, which kicks-off on Monday, this year is themed around cyberbullying.

By Charlotte Goddard
Children & Young People Now
12 November 2009

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Is it true to say that we only clean out our homes thoroughly in the Spring, or is Spring Cleaning a term used to encapsulate a meticulous overhaul of our living area – whenever we do it?
Could it be that there is no set time to spring clean except the time that we choose to do it? Instead of just spring cleaning our homes how about spring cleaning our lives?
If something seems to be working we may not even look at it until it fails (how many of us would MOT cars if it wasn’t a legal requirement?).We check out the outside, the external, the visible and if that seems ok then there is nothing to do. How realistic is that in terms of our own optimum function? By “optimum function” I don’t simply mean that we are able to conduct our lives on a daily basis, working, maintaining family and intimate relationships, paying bills – rather that we could be doing all this and also feeling good, enjoying life, being mentally and physically healthy.
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