‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ World Anti-Bullying Forum 2025

Session

Room: Preikestolen

Paper 2

12 Jun 2025, 14:45

Stavanger Forum

173. Bullying or counter-connecting? Inclusive definitions for SEND schools

Julia Badger (University of Oxford)

12/06/2025, 14:45

Bullying and peer aggression in early childhood education and care

Oral Paper Presentation

Rates of victimisation have been reported to be as high as 69% for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) yet there remains no standardised or suitable bullying definition for this population. The most frequently used definition of bullying (Olweus, 1993) is not inclusive of SEND pupil experiences, leading to difficulties for staff to identify and resolve situations....

181. Experiences with the 3:2 model after two years of operation at Lenden School and Resource Centre’s alternative education arena «Skoletilbudet»

Sven Fandrem (Lenden School and Resource Centre), Dr Trude Havik (University of Stavanger)

12/06/2025, 15:00

Reactive strategies, implementation of interventions, and follow-up actions after bulllying or cyberbullying has occured

Oral Paper Presentation

A common characteristic among students in alternative educational settings is that they often do not experience their school as inclusive, safe, and supportive, frequently due to bullying. This has made returning to their local school difficult.
In May 2022, changes were done to improve students’ sense of inclusion at school, and to help students’ return to their home school. Skoletilbudet is...

266. Bullying as a Traumatic Experience: Evaluating the impact of a counselling intervention to support children who have been chronically bullied in school.

Nathalie Noret (Department of Education, University of York)

12/06/2025, 15:15

Experiences of bullying in the school context

Oral Paper Presentation

Approximately 25% of children are chronically bullied and, as such, experience bullying frequently in school. Such experiences can be defined as traumatic, leading to the development of poor mental health, including symptoms of trauma. Trauma-informed practices have developed greatly in recent years, however, there has been little focus on how such practices support those being chronically...

186. Shifting Gender Dynamics in Peer Exclusion: The Role of Social Media

Christian Wendelborg

12/06/2025, 15:30

Other

Oral Paper Presentation

Over the past decade, data from the Norwegian Pupil Survey reveal a notable shift in gender distribution concerning experiences of being bullied, with more girls than boys now reporting bullying—a departure from traditional patterns and previous findings. This trend emerges alongside the rise of social media as a significant social platform for youth, potentially influencing these changes....

77. The Power of Peers - Empowering Students in Bullying Prevention

Anna-Kaisa Hiedanniemi (Mannerheim League for Child Welfair)

12/06/2025, 15:45

Proactive strategies and prevention of bullying and cyberbullying

Oral Paper Presentation

In Finland, the bullying situation in schools remains a pressing concern despite years of discussion and intervention. Recent statistics reveal a troubling trend: the percentage of students experiencing bullying weekly has increased, particularly among girls. This presentation argues for the critical need to involve students actively in bullying prevention to foster a genuine counter-bullying...