A survey by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) found that 43 per cent of 11- to 16-year-olds have witnessed another student being bullied on the school journey, with one in 10 suffering themselves in the past year.
The research marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week, which encourages collective responsibility for stopping bullying under the theme of "Taking action together".
ABA chair Ross Hendry said that this approach would help make children feel safer in schools, streets, buses and at home. "As adults we need to work with schools and communities to encourage young people to look out for each other and to report bullying, safe in the knowledge that when they do so, it will be dealt with quickly and appropriately."
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