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Data Collection
Audit tools
The Anti-Bullying Alliance have produced a range of audit
questionnaires for students and parents and carers that
will help schools consult with pupils and parents and carers about
bullying, and assess the impact of anti-bullying work.
Data sets
There are a number of other data sets that local authorites and
schools have used in the past to assess the extent
of bullying in schools and the wider community. These
have included:
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.