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31/03/23

Retweetd From Waldegrave Sports

64 Year 7’s took part in their Interhouse 5-a-side football tournament yesterday ⚽️ All teams played the other houses in their pool, representing their house! Final results: 🥇7EFR 🥈7FAD 🥉7FCO & 7POR Well done to all students involved 👏🏼 https://t.co/1QLTsS4cZB

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31/03/23

Retweetd From Waldegrave Sports

Huge congratulations to the group of Year 7 Netballer’s who came 3rd place in the 2nd Richmond Borough Tournament of the season! They played 4 games beating Twickenham & Christs, drawing with Orleans and losing to Grey Court. Well done to coaches player Emma 👏🏼🥉 https://t.co/sxGCmnYAk0

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31/03/23

Retweetd From Waldegrave Sports

Well done to our Year 8 Netball Team who played in their Borough Tournament on Friday, winning 2 of their games against Grey Court and Turing House! They finished 4th. Congratulations to coaches player of the tournament Jasmine 👏🏼 https://t.co/8XzIKu6eGF

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31/03/23

Retweetd From Waldegrave Sports

We are underway at the Year 8 Richmond Borough Netball Tournament! 🏐 https://t.co/DuK66aTLNL

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31/03/23

We also ended the term with a lovely concert hosted by our Music Department!🎶 Our orchestras, bands and choirs put on a marvellous performance for our Y7 and 8 students, with music from West Side Story, Cold Play and Stevie Wonder just to name a few🎵 https://t.co/MZya2gG3WY

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31/03/23

What a fantastic way to end the Spring term! We sure hope that everyone involved in our annual bonnet parade had as much fun as we did👒 Wishing everyone a lovely, well deserved break🐣🌼 https://t.co/sBEwR5G0Kk

30/03/23

We hope our A Level Geographers enjoy this opportunity to refine their knowledge in prep for their exams! ☘️ https://t.co/TQcBbBp9SK

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29/03/23

Retweetd From Miss Flanigan

Well done to all Year 12s involved in the Geography Undergraduate Taster Day at on Monday. What a great backdrop for some seminars and lectures in East London! Thanks to for hosting us and Mr Jones for organising the trip https://t.co/440U1r7rSQ

29/03/23

Retweetd From KRSCP

If you're worried about solvent use you can find helpful information here https://t.co/TdYxvOPkSl For more information on local support for children in Kingston & Richmond visit: https://t.co/IqaZxW91P2

28/03/23

Retweetd From Knights Basketball

The count down is on, book via the QR code below 😀 https://t.co/xNGx10nxdQ

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27/03/23

Retweetd From AfCinfoKingstonRichmond

It's the last week to get your child booked onto the Easter 2023 FUEL holiday and activity programme 🌸 For further info on how to book and what activities are on offer, please follow this link ---> https://t.co/14a8Pv47pN There's so much fun to be had! 🐣 https://t.co/KSGPeTfnF5

27/03/23

Retweetd From BBC Young Reporter

If you know someone age 11-18 who wants to report on a story or issue which is important to them we want to know it! The is open for 2023 entries for just a few more days. Deadline for story ideas: Friday 31 March ➡️https://t.co/9Rz1wKhlvY https://t.co/crJJg1NO5O

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26/03/23

Boarded and ready to depart. Auf Wiedersehen Berlin! 🇩🇪✈️ https://t.co/FX4yHi6iYR

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25/03/23

Berlin Day 3. 15000 steps, 3 U-Bahnen, 1 bus. Climbed 367 steps of the Siegesäule, explored vintage shops in Kiev, visited Checkpoint Charlie and were impressed by Norman Foster’s glass dome on top of the Reichstag 🇩🇪👍🏻🫶🏻 https://t.co/4YrlgzyHul

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24/03/23

Berlin Day 2, Part 2: Alexanderplatz Weltuhr, East Side Gallery to see Di Mauer, U-Bahn to KaDeWe, ending with die Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtsniskirche… packing it in! 💪🇩🇪❤️ https://t.co/qfMXzkWETd

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24/03/23

Students from have had a guided tour of the Stasi Museum this morning and are heading to the East Side Gallery this afternoon to look at remnants of the Berlin Wall https://t.co/V6c40EFFdM

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23/03/23

Guten Tag from Berlin! Despite the 4am start our A Level German students are thrilled to be exploring this amazing city. Hotel on Alexanderplatz next to the Fernsehturm. Currently on a 4hr walking tour but still going💪#lovegerman https://t.co/dtf5XOVSVa

23/03/23

Retweetd From Richmond & Twickenham Family Hub

Hot on the heels of our Easter holiday camps guide, here's our guide to family activities & events that are going on over the Easter holidays - includes lots in Richmond Borough and also things further afield if you're looking for more of a day out 🐣 https://t.co/ehG0ufJuZG

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22/03/23

Throwback to when Mr Godfrey welcomed the Y5s of into his classroom and demonstrated some exciting and experiments🧪 It was so great to see the enthusiasm of the Y5 pupils as they got stuck in with this fun day! https://t.co/mOI0BNS0jN

22/03/23

Last week MFL teacher, Ms More, attended the Kingston Grammar School Careers Fair where she spoke about her experiences & insights of the teaching profession, & opportunities to with the Waldegrave Training Alliance . 🙏 for hosting such a great event.

Peer Pressure - What It Is, What It Does and Why Girls Experience It More Than Boys.

Peer Pressure - What It Is, What It Does and Why Girls Experience It More Than Boys.


Most of you will have experienced, or will experience peer pressure at some point in your life, but it is most ordinarily found in teenagers. This is because they are going through lots of changes, alongside schoolwork, exams, and the usual trials and tribulations involved with being a teenager. They also now have social media to contend with too. Peer pressure is when you are pressured into doing something by your friends that you would probably not have done otherwise. For example, it could be that someone started vaping because their friends were doing it. Or even just going to a party you didn’t want to go to. Either way, it’s a very common situation and it is good to learn about it and how to cope.

 

Peer Pressure - Causes and Situations

 Peer pressure mostly occurs when you're with friends or in a group of people. Trying to be popular is one of the main causes, along with fear of rejection and just the fact that humans naturally want to be liked. 

People can be pressured  into doing many different things: drinking alcohol, going to parties, watching movies for older adolescents and even things as bad as drugs and sex. ‘Love to Know’claims 55% of teens tried drugs for the first time because of pressure from their friends and 70% in another survey said that they started smoking because of other people. According to The Canadian Lung Association “My friends smoke’ and ‘I thought it was cool’ are two of the most common reasons people start smoking.

 

Girls and Pressure

Did you know, girls experience more peer pressure than boys? Many studies show this. 32% girls felt pressure about their body image vs 19% of boys feeling pressured. Also, 24% of girls vs 17% of boys felt peer pressure to           do better in tests and school. 

 

Interviewing  a Safeguarding Leader

We interviewed a safeguarding leader from Waldegrave School about peer pressure.

What is the most common thing people are peer pressured into? - I would think friendships - being friends with people you don’t like and not being friends with someone. 

Why do you think girls experience more pressure than boys? -  I used to work at a mixed school and I would probably agree with that statement. Though boys have pressure not to lose face but girls want people to be on their side and don’t want to fall out with their ‘friends’.

Why do you think peer pressure and anxiety has increased over the years? - People take it more seriously now that it has a name and people are more willing to talk about it. Also because of social media and phones, you know all the great things people are doing. This encourages you to compare yourself.

 

Peer Pressure Can Be Beneficial

But peer pressure needn’t be all bad; there are positive effects of it. Here are some of the positives that peers can influence;

 

  • Inspiring positive choices

There are plenty of different ways teens inspire others to do things, for example if there was a volunteer project and some people were doing it, other people who weren’t going to might end up participating

  • Offering moral support

Teens often have a lot of stress and through social media they can see that others are going through the same things and this can make them feel better

  • Sharing new experiences

Trying new things can be hard, so it’s often helpful for teens if their peers are trying new things. This encourages them to do the same.

 

Peer Pressure and How To Help

Peer pressure is inevitable; everyone experiences it. But there are ways to help and deal with it. First, you could talk to a trusted adult or friend and ask them for advice. They could help you decide what to do next. You could also talk to the person/people who are pressuring you and tell them how it makes you feel and tell them to stop, they might understand where you’re coming from and stop but they also might not. A big thing that would work is just not hanging out with the people who are doing it to you and make friends with similar values to you. This makes it less likely for peer pressure to happen to you again.

 

Peer pressure is very common so if you get it don’t feel alone. Hope you found these tips and information helpful!