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What is the purpose of Peer Ambassadors?

‘Peer Ambassadors’ are students helping students.

Children will have a willingness to turn to their peers to discuss worries, problems and concerns.  Often choosing to speak to another child about something they would not bring to an adult.  There are also students willing to go above and beyond to help other students by being a good friend and trying to help anyway they can.

‘Peer Ambassadors’ builds on this willingness of children, it recruits and trains responsible, caring students in further communication skills.  Allowing other children a friendly listening ear, in a space that is safe to talk with clear guidance for any issues that may arise.

Our peer ambassador coordinator is Mrs R Castle.

Who are Peer Ambassadors?

Amazing students who act as positive role models, receive training in active listening, verbal and non-verbal communication, confidentiality and problem solving.

They receive at least eight training sessions with the peer ambassador coordinator, including role play, before completing their initial peer ambassador training.  They can go on to build their own further training needs with yoga, mindfulness and leadership within their other organised groups.

Peer ambassadors work on a 1:1 basis (with adult supervision) offering a drop-in service at lunchtime, where a pre-booked child is paired with a suitable ambassador, or as a playground ambassador on the playground, to listen and support with worries or problems.