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- Key Stage 2
- Years: 3-6
- Ability: Mixed
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Theme
Playground buddies
Aims and Objectives
- to empower children to take responsibility for managing and
resolving conflicts and work co-operatively with others in a range
of situations
- to reduce conflict within the playground
- to encourage co-operation
- to reduce exclusion rates
- to begin to improve attendance
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PAL Learning Outcomes
Key Stage 2
PAL 8
7 (understand and put into practice a range of strategies to
resist peer pressure, including where to ask for help)
8 (Explain their opinions on social and moral issues confidently,
both orally and in writing. Recognise that others may hold opposing
and equally valid views.)
9 (Work co-operatively with others in a range of situations,
taking account of other’s views and opinions.)
10 (Understand and put into practice a range of strategies for
resolving conflicts peacefully.)
11 (Identify the degree of risk in a number of everyday situations
and know how to respond in an appropriate manner, including how
to ask for help.)
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Planning
a) Description of process
A KS2 assembly was held to inform the children of the Playground
Buddy initiative.Children that were interested were then asked
to complete a job application. – (See attached for job description
and application forms).25 were selected (all staff including midday
meal supervisors (MMS) were informed of names and asked if all
were suitable)Letters were sent to all children explaining if they
were to be asked for interview.The children were the interviewed
in groups of 6 over 4 days. (Staff present included 1 member of
PSHE team to be at all interviews to provide continuity, a MMS,
another member of staff (could be head / Deputy). – (See
attached for interview questions).The children were then designated
the infant or junior playground and put on a rotaThe children also
attended an out of hours learning club focusing on Conflict and
co-operation, at lunch times. (running for 6 weeks)After the initial
session, of the club, the children started work in the playgroundsContinual
monitoring of the Buddies is also important to ensure everything
is running smoothly
b) Strengths/challenges
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Implementation
a) Description of programme
b) Strengths and challenges
Committed PSHE team to set up the interviews and offer support for
co-ordinator to implement the Playground Buddy initiative
A lot of interest from the children. Almost 70 application forms were
returned!
Involvement from the MMS was very useful in involving then in the process
and the interviews
Was able to work with the Out of Hours Schools Learning Programme to
support the Buddies linking in with outside Agencies. (the CitiZen
group)
Children being able to talk about their feelings and what could be
done to improve the playground
To keep it going
To keep up the moral of the Buddies so they feel supported in their
work
To have a set time to have a drop in for the Buddies on a regular basis
c) Achievements
Some of the younger children in the school who previously found it
difficult, for whatever reason to join in with other children in the
playground are now using the Buddies to help.
A proportion of the Playground Buddies were also playground friend
and they are able to transfer the skills learnt through that to feed
into their “Buddy” role.
The children involved in the project feel successful and have time
allocated to report back to their classmates on what they are doing
and how they feel about it
“We should look for lonely children in the playground
and find out why they are lonely and play with them” Istiaq
“If there is a fight we try and sort it out and if we can’t then
we go and tell an adult.” Fathema
“I’ve been helping people when they fight. There was this boy he
was lonely and I told him if he wanted to play with me he said “no” he
wanted to be alone I told him lets think for a moment then I came back and see
him playing.
“A boy fell down I took him to the toilet and wiped his blood then he went
outside to play again.” Ali Hasan.
“I have solved problems and have been trying to cheer up people who don’t
have friends.” Saleema
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Checking number of playground incidents
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Regular feed back from Buddies regarding attitudes in the
playground
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Monitoring the attendance figures
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Monitoring exclusion figures
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The Playground Buddies Scheme, is supported by an Out of
Hours Learning Club a lunch times running for 6 sessions. Through
role-play and circle time this group acts out scenarios associated
with different situations
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A drop in club may also be set up where a member of the
PSHE team is available to discuss any problems in confidence
on a weekly basis
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Description of School(s)
Ben Jonson is a mixed two-form entry primary school with 420
pupils when full. It is mainly Bengali (approx. 98%), with a small
number of children from other cultures including Afro-Caribbean,
Turkish, Somali and White English. Nearly all children have English
as their second language.
The school has two large playgrounds one for the juniors and
one for the infants
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