Study "A school that is safe for children"

The UCU Center for the Dignity of the Child, together with the research agency Fama, with the support of the Department of Education of the Development Department of the Lviv City Council, conducted the study "A school that is safe for children" (2024). The purpose of the study was to find out what affects children's sense of safety in educational institutions, and also to find out whether children, parents and teachers have the same understanding of what safety is at school. 800 parents and 2,000 students, as well as teachers from 34 schools of the Lviv community participated in the study. The results of the study showed what is the difference between the understanding of the sense of security in children and adults, what factors influence it and what should be paid attention to in order to to improve the level of safety of children in educational institutions.

Importantly:

• About a third (36%) of students feel calm at school most of the time. 7% of the surveyed children indicated that they constantly feel anxiety during the educational process - this is actually every tenth student.
• 68% of the surveyed students of Lviv noted that friendly relations with teachers and classmates, the absence of bullying and the presence of friends have the greatest impact on the feeling of school safety.
• 61% of students have a safe adult at school. The class teacher has the greatest confidence in the students in solving problems. In the event that a student becomes a victim of being beaten or bullied by others, 69% of respondents will turn to the class teacher. However, 21% of the surveyed children noted that they feel most anxious in the principal's office.
• 16% of students noted that they observed every day how teachers treated some students much better than others.
• 59% of students believe that a specially trained safety teacher would be more helpful for school peace than a police officer.

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