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Describes a draw and write project on bullying in six inner‐London primary schools. Summarizes children′s views on topics such as what bullies look like, what they do, how bullied children feel and why some children are bullies. Concludes that children believe that bullies often behave the way they do because they are reacting inappropriately to some injustice they have suffered themselves, and that schools need to help children vent their anger in safe and constructive ways. Encourages schools to tackle the emotional health of their pupils through a planned and well resourced personal, social and health education curriculum.

Argues that too little attention is paid in schools to helping children to process their everyday feelings. Describes how the author decided to run afterschool groups which would put children in touch with their feelings by the use of the arts, including play with paints, clay or sand, drama, puppetry, dance, music, storytelling and children′s literature. Suggests that, if the arts become the preserve of the élite and/or the talented, such exclusivity undermines individuals′ creative abilities. Summarizes how many children who attend are those experiencing family changes such as divorce, and how the groups give them the permission and space to express their feelings of sadness and anger at what is happening.