To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what assessment he has made of the (a) scale and (b) effectiveness of mediation through a third party to resolve conflicts between two parties within a school; (231384)

The Department has recently commissioned Goldsmiths college to undertake research into the effectiveness of our anti-bullying strategies. This research will provide the necessary quantitative and qualitative data needed to draw robust conclusions about the efficacy of different anti-bullying strategies, including mediation and PSHE and citizenship classes.