Key findings from the research show:

• Nearly half (48%) of all learners reported using social media sites or apps a few times a week or every day.
• Overall, most learners (63%) reported having a smartphone. While a minority of Year 3 learners (43%) had their own smartphone, there is a steep increase in ownership by age, with five in six Year 6 learners (83%) owning one.
• Nearly half (46%) of all learners reported having been bullied at school in the past couple of months, while 28% of Year 6 learners reported having been cyberbullied in the past couple of months.
• Less than half of learners reported exercising four or more times a week.
• The majority (90%) of learners agreed that their teachers care about them, with 89% agreeing that their teachers accept them as they are.
• Nearly two thirds (62%) of learners reported having problems sleeping sometimes or always.

To read the full report: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2773033-social-media-regularly-used-by-48-of-primary-age-children-in-wales,-report-shows