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Q: Do you have any views of Norway’s target of zero bullying?

Q:  Norway has an Ombudsman for children and have set a target of zero bullying in schools by September 2004.  Do you have views on this?

Jenny: The Scandinavian countries, particularly Norway and Denmark have pioneered many important child centred initiatives. I teach at Bristol University and I know that some researchers are conducting research into what we can learn from their education systems. Whilst Wales do have a Children's Rights Commissioner, and Scotland are well on their way to having one, England would appear to be lagging behind. I'm not sure how different an Ombudsman would be from a Children's Rights Commissioner as I would hope that both would have the power to take up children's complaints at every level. Only then will children's rights near the scope of adults rights

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