Homophobic bullying leads to more gay, lesbian and bisexual pupils playing truant and leaving school earlier than their heterosexual counterparts. Only six per cent of schools have specific policies to tackle the problem.

St Josephs RC High School in Lancashire invites The Scary Guy, a completely tattooed, giant of a man, to talk to pupils about taking responsibility for their behaviour.

Using an imaginary case study, Mike Baker asks an expert panel how they would tackle escalating gang-related incidents within schools.

Learn more about the Peer Mentoring Project, a scheme designed to protect vulnerable pupils, as we follow three pairs of matched students at a school in Manchester.