Where does bullying take place?

When in 1989, children from 10 Scottish secondary schools were asked about bullying, 44% of those who had been bullied recently said that the most common place was the playground. 28% thought the classroom was the most common place. Fewer children stated that it happened travelling to and from school (particularly younger children and those travelling on the school bus), in the corridors and toilets and outside school.
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Article details

A Mellor (1997) 'Bullying in Scottish Secondary Schools', SCRE Spotlight, Number 23. Available from the Anti-Bullying Network and to download online here.
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Graph details

'Where does bullying usually take place? (Pupils' responses)' taken from the above article, table 5.

'Where does bullying usually take place? (Victims' responses)' taken from the above article, table 6.

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Author details

At the time of the study, Andrew Mellor was a practising teacher who had received funding from the Scottish Education Department to carry out this project. He has been actively involved in anti-bullying work in Scotland for almost 15 years, speaking at conferences, writing for academic and non-academic audiences and running in-service courses for teachers. He is now manager of the Anti-Bullying Network, which is funded by the Scottish Executive and based at The University of Edinburgh.
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