On Tuesday 10th January, two of our DSLs, Mr Hewitt and Miss Bethwaite, held an assembly on 'commitment', inspired by the Gospel of Matthew (3:13-17). As a school, we used the various teaching of Jesus and Saints (Oscar Romero in this instance) to look at how Catholic leaders have demonstrated commitment to worthy causes for the greater good.
It was a perfect platform to introduce our newly appointed team of Anti-bullying ambassadors. Our team of 10 Y10 students all proudly stood and educated our pupils on the meaning of the word 'discrimination' and in similar fashion, they named all of the protected characteristics. They made the link that some of the protected characteristics can also lead to instances of bullying.
Following on from the Anti-bullying week in November 2022, the team clarified the definition of bullying https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-information/all-about-bullying/understanding-bullying/definition and how as a school, we do not tolerate any form of bullying. They reassured our pupils what to do if they know any instances of bullying and finished by informing pupils that they could go to any member of staff to report their concerns or chat to the pupil ambassador team themselves before talking to a member of staff.
Finally, our Designated Safeguard Lead, Mr Hewitt, concluded the assembly by stressing that our whole school commitment is to be kind to one another and treat people as we would like to be treated ourselves.