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Article: Sixth formers step in to stop the bullies; THE SCHEME AIMING TO GIVE OLDER PUPILS CONFIDENCE AND WORRIED YOUNGSTERS A SYMPATHETIC FRIEND.(Features)
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- Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
- Article date:
- October 6, 1999
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CITY sixth formers are being taught counselling skills to help the youngest pupils cope with problems like bullying. Feature writer ALISON MCCONKEY reports on the pioneering link-up between Caludon Castle and Coventry Relate.
SIXTH formers Hayley Gosling and Kirk Duncombe have both been on the receiving end of school bullies.
They have known the hurt, the pain, the isolation and desperation felt by anyone who has been cruelly victimised.
When their school, Caludon Castle, launched a scheme last year to enable the youngest pupils to turn to selected ...