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Teachers 'not equipped' to support cyberbullying victims, charity warns

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Only one in three teachers feel equipped to stop cyberbullying, a new study shows, prompting calls for more research into developing effective school-based interventions.
Bullying often begins at school before moving online, experts have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock
Bullying often begins at school before moving online, experts have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

The survey of more than 4,330 secondary school teachers carried out by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) in October, also finds that 60 per cent of respondents said they had not been given any training about cyberbullying in the past year.

Of those that took part in the poll, the findings of which have been released to coincide with the start of Anti-Bullying Week (15 -19 November), teachers were far less likely than headteachers to feel equipped to support pupils.

Those working at private schools were more likely to have completed training than teachers at state-funded secondary schools.

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