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Tottington Primary School

Always aim high

Peer Mediators

We have a team of children from Year 5 and 6 who are trained to be Peer Mediators. They help make our lunchtimes a happier place for our children by mediating conflicts that children may have with their friends.

Why do we have peer mediators?

It is not about removing power and control from staff, it’s about believing in the children and their ability to resolve their own conflicts when empowered to do so – it’s amazing just how capable young children can be.

Pupils can choose to go to Peer Mediators rather than school staff. This frees up staff time, allowing them to focus on other priorities, whilst also enabling children to learn how to resolve their own conflicts. Whilst the impact is not easy to measure, what we do see is a decrease in incidents and happier children. Teaching staff regularly tell us that they are no longer having so many issues coming back into the classroom after lunch-break and children are coming back ready to learn.