CHIPS - ChildLine in Partnerships

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CHIPS - ChildLine in Partnerships

CHIPS is a ground breaking initiative established by ChildLine in 1998 aiming to work directly in schools, youth clubs and other settings with children and young people across the UK.

In 2007/08 we worked with more than 66,000 children and young people across more than 700 primary and secondary schools and in almost 100 special schools and youth groups.

CHIPS endorses the view that children and young people can help each other, can play a part in making changes to improve their own lives, and have a right to be listened to and respected.

CHIPS provides a range of services from awareness raising assemblies, workshops dealing with bullying issues, to setting up peer support schemes that encourage children and young people to support one another.

How can CHIPS help you as a professional?

Improving outcomes for children and young people underpins all CHIPS work. Working with CHIPS in your setting can support good practice to achieve the personal development and well-being of children and young people as measured by OFSTED.

The CHIPS peer support programme also addresses The Every Child Matters outcomes:

be healthy: children and young people are mentally and emotionally healthy
stay safe: children and young people are safe from bullying and discrimination
enjoy and achieve: children and young people enjoy and attend school
make a positive contribution: children and young people develop positive realtionships and choose not to bully or discriminate.

CHIPS work aims to support Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL). The development of a peer support scheme can develop skills such as understanding another’s point of view, working in a group, resolving conflict and managing worries. One of the seven SEAL themes is ‘say no to bullying’.