Aim

To ensure that being a buddy is something that ALL children would aspire to do. It assists with behaviour in all year groups especially in Year 2 as you can only be a buddy if you have been a good role model that week and the rest of the class and the teacher feel you are sensible, considerate and thoughtful enough to be a buddy. They need to deem it as a huge privilege and a way to be a link between staff and peers.

Buddies are chosen to take responsibility and care for their peers:-

• Help on the playground ensure those with no-one to play with have some fun options
• If a peer is upset or alone to look after them
• If any fighting or problems arise they are to tell the teachers
• A buddy is appointed to a year group and that is their main focus during play times, however they may assist any children as and when necessary
• Collect the registers in the morning and afternoon
• Collect and ring the bell during playtimes
• Generally assist staff with any duties that require sensible and considerate children
• Wear a buddy jacket on the playground so as to be easily identified

Benefits of the buddy system

• Behaviour of all children in class is greatly improved as their behaviour all week is key to being nominated or not
• Positive way of noting good behaviour
• Peer and teacher praise and acknowledgement for an individual
• All learning to think of others begin to understand respect and care
• Better communications between year groups
• Good role models for Reception and year 1
• Concept of fair voting
• Getting them to recognise right and wrong. Noting the larger benefits if they behave with consideration for others
• To get them to take responsibility for their actions