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Activity:


Peace pledge: The following activity is designed to allow pupils to take ownership of their school’s anti-bullying strat- egy. By using their own language to create a series of statements to incorporate into a whole class anti-bullying pledge, and then decorating the pledge with their own hand prints, pupils become actively involved with the school in eliminat- ing bullying. The peace pledge can be displayed in class on Peace Day and/or duplicated to be displayed prominently elsewhere around the school, thereby becoming a focus for your school’s wider Peace Day activities. The pledge could also become the centre of an assembly presentation, ideally to take place on Peace Day 21 September.


At the end of the opening discussion explain the term ‘pledge’ as a promise, vow, undertaking or commitment, and introduce the idea to create a class anti-bullying pledge.


Discovering the pledge language: Look at the ‘Example Peace Pledge’ for ideas. We have called it the ‘No Bullies Here’, but encourage pupils to think of their own pledge name. We suggest that the pledge consists of three statements and response to being bullied, as follows:


1. A statement that expresses the class view of bullying. 2. A class commitment not to bully. 3. An agreed action that individuals can take when witnessing bullying taking place.


This is necessarily more prescriptive. It is widely accepted that the most appropriate response to this situation is to tell a teacher or other responsible adult.


The three statements above can be worded any way your pupils find most memorable/powerful and you could of course have more than three.


4. An agreed action that individuals can take as a response to being bullied.


Opposite we have provided the 3-Step Approach, to help pupils when being bullied themselves. A 3-Step Approach poster can be found in the ‘Handouts and additional materials’ section of this Resource. This can be printed out and used as part of a Peace Day or anti-bullying display.


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