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Over the last 25 years Professor Ken Rigby is a national consultant for schools and a leading international authority in bullying and victimisation in schools with more than 100 peer refereed papers and other publications. In this site he has set out to present in brief what is most useful for schools and parents to know about bullying among children and how resources can be accessed to tackle this enduring and troubling problem. As a former school teacher, psychologist, parent and academic, he draws upon h
As you will see there is a great deal to know about the problem of bullying. Fortunately research over the last 20 years or so has provided many of the answers - though there is still much to know, especially on how it can best be reduced.
Although responsibility for countering school bullying must be shared and involve the entire community through parents, the media, governments and others, the prime responsibility for bullying in schools rests with schools.