Restorative Justice Champions

Restorative Justice Champions

"Be A Buddy, Not a Bully!"

Our Anti-Bullying Mission at St Michael

Our school is a place where everyone feels safe and accepted and has a sense of belonging. All staff, children and the local community will work in collaboration to prevent all forms of bullying. At St Michael we “value the uniqueness of every person in our Catholic Christian Community, realising that every one of us is created in God’s likeness.”

We will not tolerate bullying of any kind by adults or children. We believe that:

Our Christian faith teaches us that each person is made in the image of God and, therefore, bullying is unacceptable.

Pupils develop best in a secure and safe environment.

Work together to help those children who experience bullying at school.

At St Michael's, the children also agreed that our mission would include the following:

We stand up for each other

Everyone is treated fairly and equally

Be more inclusive, not exclusive

Be kind and help others

Be mature and respect others

Be a good listener

To build good relationships with others around the school

Roles and Responsibilities

Our Restorative Justice champions will take their role very seriously and ensure that they:

Help spread the ethos of anti-bullying across the school and in the community.

Make sure they are aware of what bullying is and how we can fairly tackle any issues of bullying.

Ensure that all children understand what ‘bullying’ is

Ensuring that pupils know what to do if they are being bullied or know someone else who is, e.g. go to the teacher, Restorative Justice Champion.

Setting up Peer Mentoring, Restorative Justice ambassadors or similar schemes

Ensure that Anti-bullying week (or friendship week) is celebrated, that pupils are involved in planning activities

Promoting positive friendships and healthy relationships

Giving students a voice on bullying and prejudice issues, e.g. via school council and Anti-Bullying meetings

Bullying on social media – originating from outside the school – and how to respond to this

Meet our Restorative Justice Champions

Our champions consist of KS1 and KS2 children who were elected by their classmates to foster and promote a welcoming environment for all children in our school.

Year 6

Kristian