My Life: Jasmine Crayton, 17, Cornwall

I struggled when I returned to school after his death. But what made it worse was that I was also bullied by other pupils. They thought I was getting special treatment. I felt my teachers could have done more to support me.

I heard about Fixers – a charity that supports young people to take action – and realised I could try to help other people have a better experience than I did.

With some other members of a bereavement group I attend called Penhaligon’s Friends, we decided to work with Fixers to create a magazine to help teachers across Cornwall support students who have lost a family member or a close friend.

In the magazine, we all explain our personal experiences of losing someone. I hope it will enable teachers to allow their students to cope with their loss in their own way, and that they will be there for them every step of the way.

Through Fixers, I was interviewed for ITV News West Country about my experiences. It was a real honour to be asked to share my story with the public. As I sat watching myself on TV after the recording, I thought about all the people I was going to help who were in a similar situation to me.

Jasmine is part of Fixers, the national movement of young people “fixing” the future