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PEER SUPPORT AT NEDLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Peer Support is a student-led wellbeing program run in schools across Australia, and it has been a valued part of our school culture for the past four years. It is run through Peer Support Australia, which trains teachers and provides the program's resources. Visit the Peer Support Australia website (https://peersupport.edu.au/) to learn more.
What is Peer Support?
The program helps students build positive relationships, strengthen their social and emotional skills and feel that they belong. Its lessons are led by older students rather than only by adults. Peer Support Australia's research shows that students feel more accepted and included, and that Peer Leaders grow in confidence and leadership.
How our students take part
Year 6 students are trained as Peer Leaders, and they plan and run the sessions. Each pair of Peer Leaders works with a small mixed-age group of students from Years 1 to 5. Groups meet for a short session each week, supervised by classroom teachers. Each term focuses on a module such as Keeping Friends, which builds skills like listening, cooperating, encouraging others and taking turns. After each session, Peer Leaders reflect on how it went and use teacher feedback to improve.
Why it matters
Younger students gain a trusted older role model and a friendly group to belong to. Our Year 6 leaders build leadership and communication skills. Across the school, Peer Support helps keep our culture caring and inclusive.
