Bullying

PART ONE……… Literature Review.


Were you ever bullied? Or were you the bully? During a person’s school life they will in some way be affected by bullying, either by being bullied or being the bully. Thankfully for most children this is not a long term obstacle, but there are over two-thirds of these children who regularly and for long periods, have to deal with a bully. Many of these children will suffer long term effects. Bullying takes many forms and differs between genders, age groups and environmental factors. Schools are recognising the need for strategies: for prevention and coping skills, to stamp out school violence, which are now being introduced to the school curriculum.

A bully is defined as a person who is habitually cruel and overbearing to others who are smaller and weaker than they are. A bully will choose their victim carefully, they look for those who are shy, small, new, different or disabled simply because these children lack the confidence...