Wellbeing Champions
Article 19 - The right to be safe and protected from harm
Article 24 - The right to have information about how to stay safe and healthy.
Article 31 - The right to relax and play
The Wellbeing Champions are a team of children who applied for the role because they want to help provide a safe and supportive environment for everyone in school.
They help to educate their peers, run campaigns against bullying and promote positive mental health through a variety of events across the year. Wellbeing Champions have received training so that they are clear about their role. They do not directly intervene intervene in any incidents, but are knowledable about what they can do to help.
Some of the ways in which they can be help by being an 'Upstander':
- Tell an adult if they see something happening
- If they are friends with someone who is displaying bullying behaviour, they could ask them not to do it
- Check in with someone who has experienced bullying behaviour or unkindness
- Encourage the person experiencing this kind of behaviour to speak to a trusted adult
- Be a friend to someone experiencing bullying behaviour
- If they see someone sitting on the 'Buddy Bench', they can have a chat with them or find someone for them to play with
Wellbeing Champions wear a badge and also an armband so that they are easily identified, even on the playground. Wellbeing Champions have been introduced to the other children during assemblies and their role has been explained.
What is bullying?
