Unless otherwise stated, the following statistics relate to the period 1 January 2013 to the 31 December 2013.
OUR TRAINING
- 2,328 young people age 5-17 trained as BeatBullying mentors
- 786 adults trained as BeatBullying life mentors
- 95% of mentors rate our training as either ‘good’ or ‘very good’
- Following training, 96% of young people say that they feel confident to assist their peers in coping with bullying
- 100% of teachers rate BeatBullying as an effective intervention
OUR MENTORING AND COUNSELLING SERVICES
- 5,253 mentoring sessions, where mentors listen to and support young people
- 4,046 life mentoring sessions, where adult mentors listen to support young people
- 3,140 counselling sessions, where professional counsellors provide support to young people in distress
- 68% felt ‘better’ or ‘loads better’ after receiving mentoring from a BeatBullying Mentor and 73% said the advice they received was either ‘very helpful’ or ‘helpful’
ON BEATBULLYING.ORG
- 27,832 unique visitors per month on average
- 7,320 young people registered, seeking help and support to deal with bullying
- 1.6m unique visitors since 2009
- 39,355 young people registered since 2009
WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE SAY ABOUT BEATBULLYING:
“I’ve been on [BeatBullying] for a month tomorrow and what an experience! It has given me so much courage and tells me I can talk to anyone whatever trouble”
BeatBullying Member, January 2013
“I was so glad to join such a friendly place!! 🙂 I chatted with mentors and counsellors, slowly I was getting back on track. I really really cannot repay the work of all the mentors counsellors and moderators did for me. I am now the happy bubbly girl I used to be”
BeatBullying Member, January 2013
“I really loved doing this, it’s really made me more aware as to bullying and it’s consequences”
Girl, trained April 2013
“Training was outstanding! I learnt a lot of new things! I was priveliged [sic] to be trained!”
Boy, trained June 2013
“Thank beatbullying everything has been great. I have learnt a lot and I am inspired to go out and make a difference now”
Girl, trained June 2013
“Thank you very much for coming it has helped me in so many ways and I now feel more confident as a bullying ambassador and in general”
Girl, trained October 2013
EXTERNAL EVALUATION
BeatBullying has been independently evaluated by the University of Sussex and Goldsmiths University.
The 2011 study by the University of Sussex found that across five schools there was a reduction in the rate of pupils experiencing bullying from 28.0% to 20.8% following BeatBullying’s work. This is equivalent to a fall of a quarter in the number of young people being bullied. This was accompanied by a perception among school staff and young people that BeatBullying had led to a reduction in bullying. To read the full report, click here.
The 2008-10 Goldsmith’s University study for the Department for Education showed that BeatBullying was rated by schools as an effective intervention. To read the full report, click here.
