The information linked to below is intended to help students who are studying or researching the topic of bullying in schools.

Before 1990, this was not an issue which had attracted much attention in Scotland or other parts of the UK, but since then numerous studies have been carried out. These have ranged from government-funded projects, through PhD theses to surveys carried out by young people in individual schools.

These studies have increased our knowledge and understanding of the nature and extent of bullying and have helped to create the climate of concern which is needed if effective Anti-Bullying strategies are to be developed.