How can we help students resolve their own conficts successfully?
Conflict resolution approaches – when carefully taught, modelled and supported at a whole-school community level – are empowering processes that provide students with the means to solve their own problems and learn important lifelong relationship and citizenship skills. One of these approaches, peer mediation, provides students with their own forum for resolving conflicts that does not generally require staff to intervene. It utilises a ‘no blame’ approach to bullying and improves a school’s safe and supportive climate. It also provides an excellent opportunity for leadership while teaching students a range of life skills for conflict resolution and later relationships.
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