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Peer-led intervention campaign against school bullying: who considered it useful, who benefited? (Updated)

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Where might I find more information?

The DfES anti-bullying website at  http://www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying offers a variety of resources for parents, teachers, pupils and governors on tackling bullying, including revised guidelines for schools and an updated Don’t Suffer in Silence anti-bullying pack full of ideas and practical techniques.

Bullying Online: 
http://www.bullying.co.uk/

The NSPCC has recently published a review that clarifies the nature of peer mediation and highlights issues arising from studies of its use in the UK: Baginsky, W. (2004) Peer mediation in the UK: a guide for schools London:NSPCC.  Available at: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/inform/Downloads/PeerMediationInTheUK.pdf

Website on peer mediation:
www.mediation-eu.net

Teachernet web site:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/a-z/BULLYING_ba.html

The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare:
(click to http://www.mll.fi/in_english/ ). 

The Scottish Centre for Research in Education website:
http://www.scre.ac.uk/bully/

The Curriculum Evaluation and Management Centre at Durham University has released a monitoring system for schools to help tackle bullying. The 'Event Mapper' allows pupils to indicate on a map of their school where they feel at risk. This enables a school to better allocate resources and to determine if their bullying policy is effective. There's a demonstration at http://intu.cem.dur.ac.uk/datamap .

Cowie, H. and Sharp, S. (1994), Tackling bullying through the curriculum. In: Smith, P. and Sharp, S. (eds) School bullying: insights and perspectives.  London: Routledge, pp.84-107.

O’Connell, P., Pepler, D. and Craig, W. (1999), Peer involvement in bullying: insights and challenges for intervention, Journal of Adolescence, vol. 22, pp 437-452.

Salmivalli, C. (1999) Participant role approach to school bullying: implications for interventions, Journal of Adolescence, vol. 22, pp.453-9.