Anti-Bullying Ambassadors
Some of our wonderful students are currently in the process of training to become Anti-bullying Ambassadors. They will receive training guided by the principles of the Diana Award. This will give them time to consider:
- What is bullying?
- The different types of bullying.
- How bullying makes people feel.
- How to respond to bullying
- How to be an upstander compared to a bystander.
The anti-bullying ambassadors will go on to complete a number of activities throughout the school year to educate and support pupils in our school.
During their training period, our anti-bullying ambassadors work closely with the head teachers to support other pupils through the use of worry boxes and our wellbeing Wednedsays.
2024 - Child-Friendly Anti-bullying Policy
Our 2024/25 Ambassadors worked with children in Class 3 to draft a child-friendly anti-bullying policy.
Following their excellent work, two ambassadors worked with Mr Marsh to pull it all together.
Below is the finished policy.
2025 - Anti-Bullying Assembly
In 2025, the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors led an assembly in front of the whole school to make sure everyone was clear about what bullying is. We looked at identifying bullying in different scenarios, what we would do in those situations and the difference between upstanders and bystanders.
2026 - Reporting worries and seeking support
In 2026, the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are developing ways to enhance the support children when reporting their concerns and to make sure children always have a friend in school they can talk to.
The "buddy bench" and "QR code" system will be implemented later this year. Watch this space!
30.4.26
Today, our fabulous Anti-Bullying Ambassadors delivered an informative assembly for the rest of school to revisit important messages regarding:
- what bullying is and isn’t
- the different types of bullying
- what to do if you think you or someone else is being bullied
- How to be an upstander not a bystander
- reminders to use bubble time for worries you want an adult to talk to you about
- sharing of the the NSPCC charity number
It was really pleasing to see how much the children already knew!
They also introduced some new ideas:
- a new, simpler reporting card for children in KS1 which has a space to write their worries and some faces they can circle of the adult or ambassador they want to speak to about this
- a new electronic reporting system for children in KS2 which utilises the technology of the 1:1 iPads. An alert will ping myself or Mrs Brocklesby if ever a child logs a worry, where we can then take appropriate action.
- a buddy bench for children at break times and lunch times to sit on if they don’t have anyone to play with.
Great work all!
Reporting Incidents of Bullying
If you ever feel you are being bullied, it is SO IMPORTANT that you report it. You could tell a trusted adult at home or at school. You might want to use Bubble Time to report your worries. You could also talk to the Anti-bullying Ambassadors by putting you name in the worry box. If you tell them they will thank you for sharing the concern, ask you what has been happening and will ask you what you want to do next - including helping you to tell an adult.
Whatever you do - don't keep it to yourself!
Great Websites
If you want some help, or want to know more about bullying, here are some great websites:
https://diana-award.org.uk/award/devpro/resources/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/bullying-and-cyberbullying/
