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Data collection
It is not a statutory duty for schools to provide data to
local authorities on bullying incidents and pupil perception of
bullying.
Many local authorities have or are developing a common recording
system, encouraging its use by all schools and agencies.
There will never be one definitive source of data on bullying in
an authority. Strategic plans might seek to identify key evidence
that can be used to make judgements on the progress, impact and
effectiveness of anti-bullying strategies.
Here are some examples of data sets that provide evidence of
impact:
A range of data from pupil surveys
Community consultation projects gathering quantitative and
qualitative data
Participation records including youth parliament and school
councils; records of peer mentoring initiatives or projects such as
playground ‘buddying’
Collation and analysis of data by local authorities on racist
incidents (duty under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act).
Crime or harassment data relating to young people collected
through Community Safety Partnerships
Complaints to the local authority regarding bullying
Records of the educational welfare service identifying where
bullying is a factor in non attendance at school
Exclusions data
Transfer and admissions data - specifically requests for
transfer due to bullying or harassment;
Healthy Schools Programme accreditation records under ‘emotional
health and well-being’ (including bullying)
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) Section ten reports,
school and further education reports
School improvement plans and local support plans
Minutes of meetings where progress on work relating to bullying
and harassment is regularly reported to elected members
Strategic plans or work programmes of agencies/services for
children and young people.