Young Peacemakers Project

This project equips children and young people and the adults around them with the awareness and skills to manage conflict between pupils. Young volunteers train as mediators and help younger children resolve their own disputes through a 5-step mediation process. This forms part of a broad and supportive cross-school programme of conflict resolution skills training. We continue to be inspired by how well this scheme works and each year celebrate the mediators’ voluntary efforts by inviting them to participate in a conference at one of the Sheffield Universities. Our experience has shown that the scheme works best when a whole school understands and reinforces the approach to conflict resolution. Download the lastest brochure.

Working in partnership

CRESST works with primary school senior leaders, staff, pupils, parents and governors to ensure that all aspects of school life reinforce the school’s approach to resolving conflict constructively and its commitment to reconciliation. CRESST then provides the school with all the resources and materials they need to continue the scheme in future years.

Measuring impact

CRESST undertakes evaluation visits of each school we have worked in and produces a case study demonstrating impact for sharing with Governors, Ofsted and more.