Article – Wentworth Courier – Jessica Rowe and Peter Overton
Television power couple Jessica Rowe and Peter Overton helping to tackle the growing scourge of bullying.
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Article: Liverpool Leader 7th June 2017
Source: Liverpool Leader Newspaper
Student from the Chipping Norton Public School celebrated the inaugural You Can Sit With Me Day on 1st June.
Standing up for what matters
Jessica Rowe: YCSWM Ambassador
WITH half a century of experience in the television industry between them, Peter Overton and Jessica Rowe are one of the eastern suburbs’ most recognisable couples.
But it’s the work they do off camera that makes them such an inspiration.
Kidspot: ‘You can sit with me’: The simple idea to stop kids feeling alone at school
Source: Kidspot.com.au
Two years ago, teacher Sophie Whitehouse started ‘You Can Sit With Me’ – an anti-bullying campaign using bright yellow wristbands to let fellow pupils know they are there for them, a strategy to make kids happier and more confident to reach out and ask for friendship. And It Is Working…
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2GB 873AM: Anti-Bullying Program Takes Off
Source: www.2gb.com
Listen to the podcast with Ben Fordham talking about the ‘You Can Sit With Me’ program, helping kids with anti-bullying.
Daily Telegraph: You Can Sit With Me initiative takes off at Chipping Norton Public School
Students have to put their hand up if they want to wear the You Can Sit With Me band. Picture: Melvyn Knipe
Principal Shelley Diamond said the initiative was an amazing opportunity for the kids in a small school setting. “It’s wonderful seeing the leaders who are all kind and caring and want everything to be inclusive embrace this initiative,” she said.
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BayFM: Interview with Sophie Whitehouse founder of “You Can Sit With Me”.
Source: Bay FM 99.9
Listen to the radio interview with Sophie Whitehouse at https://soundcloud.com/bayfm/otr-w-sophie-whitehouse-founder-of-you-can-sit-with-me