• More than a quarter of children get threats of violence whilst at school, and half of these threats have been carried out.
• Around 10% of children have missed school because of the violence.
• Up to 40% of secondary school students feel that their teachers are unaware of the bullying which goes on.
• About 17% of calls to ChildLine are about bullying. For five years running it's been the most common reason people call.
• More 12 year olds call ChildLine about bullying than any other age group
National Bullying Week