Description
Peer mediation or peer counselling is an approach to impacting on bullying in primary and secondary schools by training pupils to be ‘Peer Mediators’ or ‘counsellors’. This well proven, highly effective method of impacting on school based bullying is still viewed by some as radical. We can provide training for staff or direct training with students across the age range – typically delivered over 6 short high impact, interactive learning workshops.
For staff training, participants are introduced to the key components of successful schemes. Our trainers have first hand experience of setting up school based schemes and sustaining these over time. Enjoy participating in a multi media workshop that will challenge, entertain and reach for your emotions. Watch young people doing their stuff!
Course Content
The course answers the questions :
What do you do with major bullying problems in school?
Practically how do we go about recruiting and training pupils as counsellors?
Will pupils be hurt if we involve them with bullies?
Key Themes covered within the direct student training as well as in the staff development sessions- include:
Issues of Confidentiality
Welcoming your ‘client’
Using active listening skills
Using Open and Closed Questions to enable your client to tell you his or her story
How to reflect back feelings and how to check you have understood what the client has told you
Exploring options for resolving the bullying issue with your client This video gives a brief taster of the work in a Nottingham Primary school.
Who Is It For ?
Year 5 or Year 10 pupils
Primary and secondary teachers
Heads and Deputies
SENCOs
Learning Support and Guidance staff
Advanced Skills Teachers
Parents
Local Authority Support Services
Community Development workers
Early Years and School based Practitioners
Course Category
Peer Support
Learning Objectives
To be able to understand the values and wider context of peer support
To be able to set up and run a peer counselling scheme to reduce bullying
To understand and be able to maximise the power of the peer group in supporting relationships, achievement and behaviour change