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Taking Stock of Violence in U.K. Schools

Risk, Regulation, and Responsibility

University of Surrey

Nicola Hutson

University of Surrey

Dawn Jennifer

University of Surrey

Carrie Anne Myers

City University, London, c.a.myers{at}city.ac.uk

This article documents the important issues of school violence and bullying in the United Kingdom. The authors provide examples of effective interventions for preventing violence and describe some methods, grounded in a restorative and emotional intelligence framework, that have been successfully adopted in U.K. schools. The authors conclude that if violence is to be addressed, a whole school approach embedded in the wider community is required.

Key Words: bullying • school violence • whole school approach • violence reduction • emotional intelligence • peer support • Circle Time • restorative practice • risk • responsibility • regulation of violence

Education and Urban Society, Vol. 40, No. 4, 494-505 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0013124508316039


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