01925 853 500 contactus@birchwoodhigh.org Home Our School Parents Curriculum Careers Students College Online Access Contact Us Student Voice Student Voice is an integral part of life in our school. All students are encouraged to take an active role in decision-making processes that lead to improving the quality of life and learning here at Birchwood. The focal point for this is our School Council, made up of representatives from Year 7 to 11 and led by our Student Officer team. Students Well-being on the Web Well-being at School Revision Year 9 Guided Choices Student Voice Peer Mentors The peer-mentoring scheme at Birchwood Community High School has been running successfully for several years now. It enables older, more experienced students to support and guide any student who needs it. All the peer mentors have been through a specific training programme to develop skills such as communication, empathy, listening skills and have completed safeguarding training. Moreover, some of the peer mentors may have experienced similar challenges to the ones faced by younger students. Peer mentors are also anti-bullying ambassadors of the school and engage in anti-bullying week. This strengthens their knowledge and understanding of problems that the mentees might face. Mentors help their mentee in a variety of ways: Improving study skills Made aware of services such as Warrington youth centre Improving self-esteem and confidence Improving communication skills Strengthening academic skills/organisation Referring issues onto the Pastoral team Providing a listening ear Advising them on what to do next Mentees are not the only ones who benefit; the peer mentors also develop a number of interpersonal skills! Confidence; listening; organisation and commitment are the four main ones. Some mentors say that they enjoy their role as they feel they are helping to improve a student’s school experience. Others say that they enjoy being a peer mentor as they learn skills to help them in their own life. Peer mentors are supported in their role by the staff in Polaris. The peer mentor and mentee usually meet up for a one-to-one session every week. Peer mentors are generally from Year 9, Year 10, Year 11. Get in touch Address: Brock Road, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7PT 01925 853500 contactus@birchwoodhigh.org Protecting your data and Privacy Privacy Policy Opt-Out Cookie Policy About us Welcome from the headteacher Vision Governors Ofsted Report Social media FollowFollow Website by Design for Education We use cookies to optimise our website and our service. Read more Accept all Functional only View preferences