COMING SOON to Willowfield
Humanities College….
ANTI-BULLYING AMBASSADORS
Willowfield students will soon be taking part in a new antibullying initiative. The Diana Award has announced the
launch of a brand new, exciting, peer-led programme
called the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Programme.
As a Humanities College Willowfield’s staff and students
recognise the importance of creating an environment of
mutual respect and understanding. In fact, our Student
Council wrote our school’s bullying policy in consultation
with all our students. We hope that by joining the national
Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Programme we will be able
to continue our work in ensuring that Willowfield remains a
school that aims to treat every member of its community
with consideration.
Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are the public face of antibullying work happening in schools and communities
across the UK. An Ambassador is a young person who
wants to be part of a UK wide network that is putting a
stop to bullying.
What does an Anti-Bullying Ambassador do?
The Anti-Bullying Ambassadors will act as
representatives for anti bullying work that is being
carried out in their school. This national programme aims
to showcase and share all of the fantastic schemes that
schools and young people are involved in, that help
prevent bullying.
The Ambassadors will complete special training led by
Speakers Trust, the UK’s leading public speaking training
organisation. All Ambassadors will also receive an AntiBullying Ambassador’s Information Pack to help
them get started.
Why get involved?
This is your opportunity to make a difference to
young people at Willowfield Humanities College and
throughout the country!
As an Ambassador you will help to tackle bullying in an
innovative way, with the support of a network of young
people from across the country. The Ambassador’s
Programme will equip you with the confidence and skills to
speak out against bullying so the voice of the youth of
today is heard by everyone.
Are you interested?
More information about Willowfield’s Anti-Bullying
Ambassador Programme will be announced soon via the
Student Bulletin. If you are interested you can also speak
to Mr. Hofmann, Ms. Triggs or Ms. Wilson.
‘Stop and think – words can hurt’.
Anti-bullying Week 2011 will be held from 14th - 18th
November, with the slogan ‘Stop and think– words can
hurt’.
This year’s campaign is focused on children and young
people’s day to day communication – with a focus on
tackling verbal bullying.
Young people at the Anti-Bullying Alliance Youth Summit
2010 raised concerns about the negative use of language
in schools and the wider community. They saw this as a
sign of bullying which creates a hostile environment.
As members of a Humanities College, we know that
derogatory language – words and expressions that are
homophobic, racist, sexist or disabilist, that seek to belittle
particular groups and individuals are wrong and cause
division and unhappiness in our schools and communities.
Anti-Bullying Week and the work of the Anti-Bullying
Alliance and Ambassadors will give us a chance to make a
difference and stop and think about the words we use.
The aim of our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors and the
Anti-Bullying Alliance is to:
 challenge the casual use of insulting language in our
communities
 raise awareness of the consequences of using
demeaning and harassing language through
technology (cyber-bullying)
 encourage schools to create language charters that
make it clear what is and isn’t acceptable
 give young people the tools to challenge others when
they use derogatory language, and to help them find
new ways of expressing how they feel if they are
angry or upset,
 to make a conscious effort to speak positively and to
compliment others
 encourage adults (such as school staff, celebrities
and people in positions of power) to consider how
they model the use of language with children and
young people.