PEER MEDIATION AT SAINT SIMON PETER SCHOOL

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PEER MEDIATION AT SAINT SIMON PETER SCHOOL
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What is it ?
Peer Mediation is a way of helping other
students at our school solve their arguments or
conflicts.
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How do you mediate?

• Listen to both sides

• Be fair and just

• Negotiate

• Dont judge

• Give suggestions of how
• the conflict could be resolved

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How do I become one?

• Volunteer

• Selection Process

• Training

• Expected to give up some
• of your own time.

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Qualities needed of a mediator

• Leadership qualities

• Respect of peers or ability
• to gain this respect

• Good verbal skills

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• Willingness to try new things

• Willingness to put mediation
• skills into practice in own
• life.

• Ability to continue a
• commitment to the program.

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  The facts are rarely as important as the
feelings.
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What will I have to do?
When you see other students having
an argument or disagreements in the school or
playground you will approach them or they will
approach you.
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How often will I be on duty?

• Generally you will be on roster
• once a week, possibly twice
• every now and again.

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Will it be difficult?

• No one expects you to
• have all the answers or skills
• or to be able to handle every
• situation.

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How will I know what to do?
Training sessions we hope will assist you to
feel confident in knowing what to do. After the
training we will meet a couple of times each term
to talk about ways to help others solve their
disputes.
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Who will help me if I have problems?
Peer mediation teachers Mrs Moran and Br.
Stephen, or other mediators in the team are
there to help at all times.
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How will other kids know I am a peer mediator?

You will wear a coloured tee-shirt so teachers
and other students immediately can identify you
as a mediator.
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Will I have to do this on my own?

• Its always best if two
• mediators work together.

No!
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Do I get to give detentions like the teachers?
Your job is not to judge whether
other people are right or wrong. Your job is to
listen, to be fair and to help them negotiate
their own solutions to their problems.
Never!
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If you start to act bossy, they wont want your
help.
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Do the disputants have to agree to mediation?
No, some students will never want the help of a
mediator.
But they need to understand that if they do not
accept your help, then a teacher must be asked
to step in to help solve the dispute.
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Are you interested in being a peer mediator?

• Collect an information form
• today.

• Please return it by Wednesday.

• Make sure it is signed by your
• parents giving you permission
• to be involved.

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Application to become a Peer Mediator In doing
a written application to become a Peer Mediator,
here are some questions, which you may like to
answer these may help you to set out the
application. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS
SHEET. Name Class Introduce
yourself?What is a Peer Mediator? (What is
your understanding of what a Peer Mediator is)
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Why do you want to become a Peer Mediator? Do
you think you are a reliable and responsible
person? (Are you able to give a commitment on a
roster for a year, and possibly give up a recess
and lunch once a week to be on duty?) What
skills do you think Peer Mediators may
require?(Mediators need to be good listeners,
not take sides, and have ideas about what may be
fair. etc.) 
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What skills/talents could you offer as a Peer
Mediator?(Do you have skills, talents or
interests that you could bring to the
programme?) What do you think is the best way
of dealing with a dispute in the playground? (Do
you have any ideas about how you might handle a
problem in the playground?)You may only want to
answer some of these questions, or have ideas of
your own, and this is fine.
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We look forward to reading your application.
Please ensure you attach your parent permission
slip. Brother StephenMrs Moran