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The Students Supporting Students program or approach is a student-led peer support program that aims to train students to be able to respond to their friends' needs. In this program, students work in various ways – informal and formal – to listen to their friends, to help them solve their difficulties and to build a whole-school ethos of caring and support.

Students are trained in active listening, verbal and non-verbal communication, problem-solving and confidentiality

Watch this introduction movie for a great overview of how it all works, and how you can get this programme started in your school.
(download: 17MB)