Treating bullying as everyone's problem reduces incidence in primary schools

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The largest trial of its kind in the U.K. has shown how a low-cost, structured, anti-bullying program can improve social dynamics in primary schools and reduce victimization.

The year-long trial of the KiVa school based bullying prevention program was implemented in more than 100 primary schools in England and Wales and involved more than 11,000 students. It significantly reduced incidents of bullying and was equally effective across socio-economically diverse schools and from small rural schools to large, urban ones.

The project was led overall by Bangor University working with the Universities of Exeter, Oxford, Warwick, and Birmingham and the trial itself was managed by the Center for Trials Research, Cardiff University. The Children's Early Intervention Trust charity, that has the UK KiVa dissemination license, organized intervention costs, training schools and implementation.

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