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Abbey School

Our Gold Antibullying Award

Why we won the Gold Award 

Abbey School is delighted to have been  awarded the Anti-bullying Gold Award! This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our pupils, who have come together to create a truly inclusive and welcoming environment within our school.

Our students have been instrumental in fostering a space where everyone feels safe and heard. This commitment to inclusion is not only reflected in our school culture but has also been recognised with the UNICEF Rights Respecting Gold Award. It is encouraging to see our pupils’ efforts being acknowledged at such a high level.

As part of our ongoing initiative to promote well-being and support amongst our students, we have implemented several key initiatives. Our Pupil Parliament plays a vital role in ensuring that every voice is valued, and decisions reflect the needs of our school community. Additionally, our Worry Club is a fantastic peer support group, always available during break and lunchtime for any pupil who needs someone to talk to.

Furthermore, we have  "Listen Up" cards, which enable pupils to easily communicate with a member of staff whenever they feel it necessary. This ensures that support is always accessible to our students, promoting a culture of openness and understanding.

Our pupil co-constructed Anti-bullying Policy 

How our Pupils Recognise Support in school 

Our Worry Club Mentors in school are available at break times and Lunchtimes. 
Pupils  can speak to a pupil Parliament member. There is a representative in every class. 
Our Abbey Man Club is a dedicated club to allow for time to talk.  
Every Pupil has a Listen Up Card that they can use to speak to the wellbeing team or a member of their class team. 

What to do if you need support outside of school?

There is always someone pupils can speak to outside of school. Childline is available day and night you can call 0800 1111 or visit the website by clicking on the image below. 

Some quotes from our Anti-bullying Gold Award 

"Pupil Parliament weekly newsletter in which ‘Worry Club’ gives advice. This is amazing 😍"

 

"Promote inclusivity, diversity and respect through Abbey's PSHE and Modern World curriculum".

 

"Rights curriculum allowing pupils to develop their understanding of how they should be treated in society!"

Listen Up Cards - love this!

 

"House challenges’ (Respect, Courage, Heart and Attitude)"

 

"Young people are ambassadors for anti-bullying, promoting inclusion & kindness within different school settings."

Our Pupil Voice Intent 

Our pupils have spoken. Please see  our latest Wellbeing Pupil Voice 

Intent

To gather feedback and opinions from pupils at Abbey School

To give our students a voice

To understand student experiences

To highlight any concerns or needs  

To continue to further enhance and develop our school environment

What our Pupils Said 

Results:

95% of students enjoy coming to Abbey School

99% of students said that they have friends at Abbey School

99% of students said that they feel safe at Abbey School

92% of students know how to use their listen up card   

97% of students feel listened to at Abbey School

99% of students feel as though people care about their well-being at Abbey School

96% of students know which Team Abbey house they belong to

96% of students say that Anti-Bullying is important at Abbey School

98% of students say that they learn about rights at Abbey School

96% of students say that there success is celebrated at Abbey School

What is going well and what could be even better?

What Went Well

Even Better If:

  • Food Tech – I enjoy learning life skills and making my own food. I think this helps you to be patient.
  • BTEC Vocational and travel training – I love learning about the community and how to use public transport safely.
  • ICT – This is very fun. I am good at it.
  • Careers – I enjoy my STEAM Street job
  • PE – This is very fun and I get to do different sports
  • DT – I get to be creative and learn new things.
  • Science – I enjoy learning about space and the solar system. The human body is interesting.
  • English – This will help me in the future
  • Maths – I am good at counting
  • PSHE and Rights Respecting – This helps people
  • Art and Topic – I get to express myself and it helps me to be calm.
  • We understand Autism
  • My class team
  • People are nice and I have good friends
  • Abbey school is good
  • We get to do lots of sports activities

 

  • Climbing frame for upper school
  • Classroom pets
  • Shorten the school day, I am tired from working hard
  • More trips
  • More non-uniform days