Acedemic performace and bullying
The GCSE results of children bullied at 14 or 15 are two grades lower, and their total score is 13 fewer points, the government-backed report says.
Almost half of the 14-year-olds who took part in the survey said they had been bullied; this figure fell to 41 percent at age 15 and 29 percent at 16.
The most common type of bullying at all ages was name-calling and cyberbullying, followed by being threatened with violence, social exclusion and being attacked.
Bullies were most likely to target those with special educational needs and pupils with a disability.
Previous studies have established that bullying victims have lower self- esteem and are at greater risk of suicide but have not examined the link with academic performance.
“There are all kinds of factors associated with bullying which could contribute to not doing as well in exams. Unhappiness and depression affect children’s work, too.”
But Richard Piggin, head of operations at the charity Beatbullying, said he had met many young people who described having to “dumb down” to avoid being picked on.
“They don’t want to be seen as different, and that goes for those with a particular talent in music or sport too,” Mr Piggin said.
Questions for processing: Put students in groups of four and hand each member of the group a paper with a question at the top. Have them write their response to the question on the paper and pass it to the right. Have each member of the group take a turn answering the questions. Then, have the group discuss what was written on their paper they had originally.
What was the survey about? What things were surprising to you?
Why do students feel like they have to "dumb things down"? Have you seen this take place at your school?
Why do people feel like different is "bad"?
How many 14 year olds said they had been bullied? Why do you think that number is higher than the 15 and 16 year olds?
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