The KiVa programme is used in more than 90 per cent of schools among pupils aged between seven and 16 in Finland and has also been tested by three schools in England and 14 in Wales as part of personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) lessons.
It focuses on reducing the incentives for bullying, through group work with children around promoting empathy and the positive changes in their lives by not bullying their peers. KiVA also contains support for bullied pupils from teachers and their peers.
Analysis in a Public Health England report on the commissioning of services to promote mental health and wellbeing found that it has been particularly effective in reducing cyber bullying.
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