WMS

04/08/2026

We are very proud to share that our CEO, Jenny Reid, has been invited to join the judging panel of the National Mediation Awards 2026 - alongside 17 other professionals from across the mediation sector, spanning civil and commercial, family, workplace, community, SEND, peer and academic mediation, as well as legal practice and mediation advocacy.

The Awards are organised by the Civil Mediation Council (CMC), Family Mediation Council and College of Mediators.

25/06/2026

Family relationships can be really hard. Our free inter-generational mediation gives people the space to talk, and sometimes, to hear each other properly for the first time. Free for residents.
https://wmsmediation.org/services/inter-generational-mediation/

04/06/2026

We are proud to be continuing our partnership with Linklaters, supporting young people in and to improve behaviour and stay in education. We’ve recently completed this year’s intervention and can report:
• 89% of participants showed improved behaviour. Schools reported they had become calmer, more mature and more positive in their responses to conflict.
• Participants described using Reflect tools to manage conflict with parents, siblings, peers and teachers, with many reporting they were getting into less trouble at school.
• One school reported that several participants received few or no behaviour points after completing Reflect.

Read more:
https://wmsmediation.org/wms-linklaters-reflect-hackney-haringey/

WMS is pleased to share the impact of our Reflect behaviour intervention programme at two secondary schools in Hackney and Haringey, made possible thanks to

03/06/2026

This , we want to say a huge thank you to all our past and present volunteers. Over the last 23 years, volunteers have been at the heart of WMS, helping thousands of people navigate through conflict towards peace.

Every conversation you’ve had, every hour you’ve given has made a difference. The King's Award for Voluntary Service we were honoured to receive in 2023 belongs to all of you. It is a reflection of your dedication, compassion and commitment to helping others. We couldn’t do this without you. Thank you. ❤️

01/06/2026

A brilliant Celebration & Training Evening last month, reflecting on the impact we’ve achieved together over the past financial year and welcoming our new WMS Ambassadors, Afolabi Alli, Immaculada Matthews and Rachel Sandby-Thomas. Read more:

It was brilliant to see so many people from our mediator and facilitator panels at our Celebration & Training Evening last week, and to share the journey

19/05/2026

For , we are talking about prevention: early support, trusted relationships, emotional regulation and helping young people manage conflict before it escalates into harm. Read more:

28/04/2026

Excited to share a video showing how WMS' works at John Burns Primary School in . Huge thanks to the young mediators and staff supporting the scheme, and to Wandsworth Council's Youth Partnership Board for making this work possible.

Peer Mediation at John Burns Primary School

23/04/2026

Last month, WMS trained 950 teenagers in anger management skills, thanks to funding from the Wandsworth Council's .
"...𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳." -𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳
"𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦." -𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵

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WMS is proud to share the impact of a project delivered with funding from Wandsworth Council’s Violence Reduction Unit.

19/03/2026

March is a very busy month for WMS - we currently have 12 school projects on the go!

We’ve just wrapped up a series of workshops for 170 pupils at The Alton Primary school (part of Quality First Education Trust) and Heathmere Primary School. A massive thank you to the Wandsworth Council's Community Safety Support team for commissioning this work.

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170 KS2 pupils reached in Roehampton through WMS conflict resolution workshops, supporting emotional regulation, behaviour and communication skills.

23/02/2026

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲 & 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲)
WMS is an award-winning charity founded by Stephen Ruttle KC with a unique funding model: top-tier mediators gift their time and expertise in commercial and workplace mediation, and the fees generated help fund our free community mediation, school programmes and office costs.

We are looking for someone who:
• has strong mediation expertise and, ideally, business development skills
• will act as a key advisor to our CEO and Board to help grow our commercial practice so we can expand our peace-making work.

We’d like to hear from people who are motivated by our mission to help people navigate through conflict towards peace:

WMS is seeking a volunteer trustee with commercial mediation and business growth experience to help shape the future of our award-winning London charity.