Generation Youth Issues has worked against the interventionist policies and attitudes put forward by contemporary anti-bullying strategies and has sought to recognise the importance of peer relations in the development of children and young people. Here articles by Simon Knight, outlining the outlook of Generation Youth Issues in regards to the bullying issue are available. To contact Simon mail him at:

simon.knight@generationyouthissues.org.uk

From friends to prefects from spiked-online 24/04/01
Teaching children lessons in 'citizenship' has become one of those issues that gets a vigorous nod of approval from all sides in the education debate. Which might explain why I was met by furrowed brows when I dared to question the usefulness of 'Playground Friendship Squads' at the secondary school in Scotland where I work as a school link social worker.

Excluding a generation September 1999
In the last ten years bullying has moved from being a side-issue, explored and talked about by specialists, to assuming major status, central to the national educational agenda.

Fear in the classroom April 1998
Bullying is the education taking point for the 90's. It seems to have replaced 'cuts' as the chief concern of professionals working with children.

Bullies at bay September 1997
As the new flock of first years gain their initial taste of secondary school can the horror stories they've been fed possibly be true?