Primary Schools

CRESST works with children and young people running programmes of conflict resolution education (CRE) which teach people to manage conflict without violence. These programmes are then supported by the setting up of peer mediation schemes. Using mediation techniques gives children and young people a real opportunity to apply skills learned in CRE by resolving conflicts between their peers. When volunteering as mediators children and young people are involved in active citizenship, contributing to their immediate community in a valuable and practical way.

CRESST aims to take a “whole school approach” to conflict resolution.

We tailor our support to fit each school’s individual needs.

Training is provided for teachers and support staff as well as for children.

Selected years have a programme of conflict resolution education (CRE) and children from those years are then chosen to have further training in peer mediation.

With the support of teachers those children go on to provide a peer mediation scheme within the school. We can help you design the best approach for your school.

We can help design whole school assemblies to promote your peer mediation scheme.

We can advise on policy writing to embed Conflict Resolution throughout.

Mediators promise

• Not going to take sides
• Not going to tell you what to do
• Not going to tell other pupils your secrets