Written question WQ94864
- Asked by
- Adam PricePlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Does the Welsh Government have, or intend to collect, data on the extent of a) verbal or physical abuse, and b) possession and use of weapons in schools?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
The Welsh Government funds the School Health Research Network (SHRN), which also collects data on the extent of bullying in schools. The data is published here.
Welsh Government publishes data relating to verbal or physical abuse where it leads to exclusion from all schools. This can be found here.
We are working to support schools to collect data on possession/use of a weapon in school as a reason for exclusion from the 2025 academic year.