East Point Academy empowers the next generation of Anti-Bullying Ambassadors

Set up in the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Diana Award centres around the Princess’ belief that young people have the power to change the world.

The charity’s Anti-Bullying Programme was set up to change the attitudes, behaviour and culture of bullying, helping pupils, parents and teachers build the skills and confidence to address varying degrees of bullying both on and offline.

The team at East Point Academy have fully embraced this programme, with the school’s Pastoral Team working with those at the Diana Award to train up the newest generation of Anti-Bullying Ambassadors which now consists of two members of staff, an Assistant Head of Year and a Head of Year as well as ten students (two from each year group) all serving as Ambassadors.

The programme, which has a strong peerto-peer focus will see the students at East Point Academy undertake three projects, the first being the running of antibullying assemblies which has seen the

Ambassadors present their understanding of what being a bully is, explaining the definition of a perpetrator and making it clear that a one-off incident is also an issue.

The Ambassadors have done a fantastic job of asking all students to become ‘upstanders’ and have been brilliant at ensuring they are available to listen to anyone with worries or concerns. The group have set up a rota of drop-in sessions within a designated anti-bullying area at lunchtime and they proudly wear their Anti-Bullying Ambassador badges to ensure they are always visible.

We are incredibly proud of our Ambassadors at East Point Academy and the way they work together to create a school community where the students and staff support one another to provide a safe and warm learning environment for the whole school to enjoy.