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Poole Pupils Learn How To Deal With Conflict

To coincide with Anti Bullying week (20-24 November) the Borough of Poole is running a series of two day programmes to teach pupils a range of skills that will encourage them to use communication and resolving techniques when faced with conflict or bullying.

Sammy Boyle, Secondary Behaviour and Attendance Consultant from Poole’s Schools Advice and Support, Borough of Poole will be working with Mick Nock and Reuben Dear, two members of the Bournemouth and Poole Youth Offending Team, on a two day programme which will enable pupils to understand conflict and empower them to use restorative enquiry and mediation techniques to help their peers resolve their own disagreements without fighting.

Sammy Boyle, School Advice and Support, said: “The programme will develop pupils' ability to listen and communicate effectively and to be able to recognise, understand and express thoughts and feelings - an important area in the development of  pupils' emotional literacy.”

She adds: “We are using the skills of 'Interim', a Poole based media company, to film a range of pupils and staff in schools both before, during and after training,  to speak about their attitudes and feelings about bullying and whether or not they think that pupils can help to reduce the number of bullying incidents and prevent repeat incidents.”

The programmes will be taking place at the following locations:

Monday 20 November and Tuesday 21 November: Training will take place at Manorside Combined School with 60 middle and combined pupils from six Poole schools: Hamworthy Middle; Haymoor Middle; Manorside Combined School; St. Mary's; Talbot Combined and Winchelsea.  

Thursday 23 November and Friday 24 November: Training will take place at Parkstone Grammar with secondary pupils from five schools: Ashdown Technology College; Corfe Hills; Parkstone Grammar; Poole Grammar; St Edwards.

Jane Portman, Head of School Advice & Support, said: "The Local Authority and our schools take incidences of bullying very seriously. Anti-Bullying week is important because it raises the profile of work that is undertaken by our schools, with the support of the Local Authority, throughout the year."

Sammy Boyle, Secondary Behaviour and Attendance Consultant, Schools Advice and Support, Borough of Poole Tel: 01202 262736