In October, the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors held a competition to re-design the friendship bench.

There were three winning designs!

We brought the bench inside school to dry out over the winter and since then the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have been busy sanding it down and painting it in bright colours.

It has now had a layer of varnish applied and is back out on the playground ready to be used again!

In November, new members of Highfield's Anti-Bullying Ambassador team attended training by the Diana Award.

They had a fantastic day, meeting lots of children from other primary and secondary schools whose schools have also prioritised anti-bullying. They learnt lots of strategies to support children at Highfield as well as developing a greater understanding of what bullying is.

Anti-Bullying Ambassador training at Old Trafford, November 2016

Footlights Theatre Performance

In November, as part of National Anti-Bullying Week and our school celebration of Friendship, KS2 classes were lucky enough to watch a performance by Footlights. It was called 'The Story of Wi & Fi' and explored how two young teenagers could very easily get into trouble online.

The simple messages were:

• Don't give away personal information on social media.
• Always talk to your parents about what you use and see on social media sites.