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This paper focuses on the impact of peer mediation as a strategy for promoting social inclusion in primary school settings. Peer mediation constituted one of the interventions in the UK Government-sponsored On Track programme and evaluative data from this project are reported. The paper reports on trends in bullying and anti-social behaviour in nine schools where peer mediation was deployed. Quantitative results from 'My life in School' checklists and a questionnaire measuring teacher perceptions are reported. Qualitative evidence is also reported from focus groups undertaken with pupils. The benefits of mainstreaming and further dissemination of the approach are discussed.

How has the Children Act affected the education service? This study in a South Wales county reports on the effects for headteachers and educational psychologists during the first 12 months of operation. Educational psychologists in Mid Glamorgan were surveyed and headteachers in the Rhondda District of the county were invited to complete questionnaires to investigate their involvement with the new procedures.Involvement with planning activities and court related work was generally minimal. However, Educational psychologists were still expecting increased demands for their participation in Children Act procedures and were identified by Headteachers as a key provider of training and information on this Act.

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