Social & Emotional Learning
Girton Grammar School
Bullying, no way!
This week, our Junior School came together to recognise Bullying No Way Week, an initiative that encourages schools to stand together against bullying and build safe, respectful and inclusive communities.
Throughout the week, students were encouraged to think about what it means to be kind, include others, speak up and look out for one another. Our RULER Ambassadors helped bring these messages to life by running a range of fun and engaging lunchtime activities in the Junior School Library.
Students joined in with Chatterboxes, explored kindness through colouring activities, created a collaborative Kindness Graffiti Wall, and added links to our Kindness Paper Chain. These activities provided opportunities for students to connect with others, have conversations about kindness and contribute to something positive as a community.
The Kindness Graffiti Wall was a particular highlight, with students completing sentences such as “Kindness is…” and “I can show kindness by…”. The finished display became a wonderful reminder that small acts of kindness can make a big difference.
Our lunchtime activities reinforced an important message: everyone has a role to play in creating a school where people feel safe, respected, included and valued. Through connection, empathy and speaking up when something isn't right, we can all help make bullying have no place in our community.
A huge thank you to our RULER Ambassadors for their leadership, enthusiasm and commitment to spreading kindness across the Junior School!
Ms Vanessa Juergens
Social and Emotional Learning Co-Ordinator
Senior School Update
As part of our ongoing partnership with Wellio this year, we continue to support our
Senior School students with proactive, consistent pastoral care through our Flourish lessons. Many of our parents and staff joined the Wellio Webinar series earlier this year, and we're pleased to share the next session, running this Term 3.
If you can't make it live, complete the registration, and Wellio will send the recording and any supporting resources to all registrants after the session.
We look forward to sharing this valuable session with you.
Ms Joanne Christie
Head of House - Riley
Social and Emotional Learning Co-Ordinator