The figures were released ahead of the start of the new school year by anti-bullying charity The Diana Award, which is supported by the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex and was set up in memory of their mother.
The survey, which polled more than 1,000 11 to 16-year-olds, also suggests that 40% of young people are worried about going back to school because of bullying, while only 23% think their school is good at tackling the issue.
However, not all bullying takes place in school and two in five young people (40%) said they have been targeted via social media.
Liam Moore, a Christian youthworker, told Premier: “When you look at some kids who are caught in the poverty track – they can’t afford trainers, they can’t afford the latest clothing, they can’t afford the latest kind of gimmick or whatever – the next minute they’re starting to be pointed out and started to be to put upon and vilified and castigated.
“You can see there’s just a lot of issues that are going on and obviously it’s increased through the years and the social dynamics have changed as well. Peer pressure and unemployment, families who are really struggling with universal credit and unemployment and all these punitive measures, I believe, from the government are having an impact on families and having an impact on the children more than anything.”
Moore added that it was an area…
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