Stand Up – Get Help was introduced in November 2021 in response to feedback from children that they wouldn’t always ask for help if they felt picked on.
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Link:
Article 29: One of the goals of education is to teach respect for the environment, for other children and for adults.
Curriculum Link: This supports our learning in Health and Wellbeing under the Mental and Emotional Wellbeing Organiser:
We are learning to talk about our thoughts and feelings and understand our own and others’ behaviour. We are learning to seek help when needed and to build friendships which show respect for ourselves and others. We are learning to help someone who might be feeling left out. HWB 0-01a – 0-08a/1-01a – 1-08a/2-01a – 2-08a
When someone treats us in a way we don’t like, we follow these steps:
- Tell the person you don’t like what they are doing – remember they might not realise you don’t like it, they might think it’s fun for you.
If they don’t stop doing it:
- Look right at them and use a big clear voice: ‘I don’t like you doing that, I’ve already told you that I don’t and I want you to stop.’
If they don’t stop doing it:
- Tell them: ‘I know that I’ve told you I don’t like it, you keep doing even though you know that. If you ever do it again, I am going to get help.’
After that, if the person ever does it again, go and get help straight away, tell the adult you’ve told them you don’t like it but they keep doing it anyway. The adult will help you sort it out. You can ask any adult at school for help.
If you see a friend being treated in a way they don’t like, you can help them to use ‘Stand Up – Get Help’. We Stand Up for ourselves by using our words and explaining we don’t like it. We never Stand Up for ourselves or others by using unkind words or hitting.
Remember: If someone swears or hurts or hits, get help straight away.
