Wellbeing Champions - Tow Law Millennium Primary School

Our Wellbeing Champions are scheduled to meet every week with Mrs Clark to discuss any issues regarding friendship and bullying in school.

A lot of the work they do centres around school but they also take part in Community activities that promote friendship, kindness and respect.

Anti-bullying advice booklet 2021

Wellbeing Champions 2023 – 2024

This academic year, our Wellbeing Champions meet weekly with Mrs Clark to discuss any bullying issues. This year, we have worked hard and successfully achieved ‘The Big Award’. This is a national award given for excellence in bullying intervention. This award is both earned and evidenced.

They have also been working alongside other school groups giving support when needed. They have supported the School Council with applying for the ‘Investing in Children’ award.

As a school, we have taken part in safer internet day which the Wellbeing Champions supported the organisation of. Class 1 completed focused work on ‘The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse’ by Charlie Mackesy. They then performed a play, based around kindness, to the rest of the school.

Wellbeing Champions 2022 – 2023

This year, the Buddies worked together with Miss James to take on their new role as Wellbeing Champions. They created new logos for their Wellbeing Champion jumpers. Their designs were displayed in the hall so that the whole school could vote for their favourite.

The Wellbeing Champions then looked at feelings and emotions when they watched short video clips from the BBC. As a team, they discussed how they can help others within school that may be feeling sad.

During Anti-bullying week, the Wellbeing Champions did a whole school assembly on the theme ‘Reach Out’. They talked to the school about how it is important to reach out and talk to someone you trust if you are getting bullied.

Buddies 2021-2022

Due to continuing Covid-19 Restrictions the set up for the Buddies is different again this year. In Spring 2022, the Buddies have a discussion with Miss James each week.

Meet our Buddies 2021 – 2022:

Buddies 2020 – 2021

This year has been a difficult one for our Buddies. They were elected in the autumn term but due to bubble closures, the implications of working in bubbles and the recent National Lockdown they have not had many opportunities to demonstrate their skills. We returned to school on 8 March, and I have to say they came back with a positive attitude to the role and a smile. They are working within their bubbles to support their peers and will continue to do so into the academic year 2021-2022.

Our Buddies have been working very hard this year and have forged a strong team with very high expectations. They have taken their role extremely seriously and are working hard to ensure our school provides children with a safe, non- threatening environment in which to work and play.

Buddies 2019 – 2020

This year we have been looking at and discussing young peoples’ mental health (at an age appropriate level) using some short-animated film clips from the BBC. They are aimed at developing emotional resilience and encouraging young people to talk about their worries/feelings.

Last term, we focused on ‘Jake’s Story’, a boy who was being bullied and looking at how he coped. Next, we looked at ‘Being a bully’ which looked at what drove a young girl to become a bully.

More recently in our meetings there was a lot of discussion about the impact of the Coronavirus and the anxiety the children felt in relation to grandparents or as they put it ‘the oldies’. The Buddies are very insightful and the discussions we have are extremely mature.

We have introduced mindful activities into our sessions and intend to carry these on once we return to school. We are very proud of our Buddies.