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Parent Views | EBSNA (Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance) ebsa emotional based school avoidance ep ep research parent Jun 20, 2023

‘Emotionally-based school non-attendance’ (EBSNA) is increasingly understood as a multi-faceted difficulty, with a range of school, home and individual factors contributing to a child’s or young person’s anxiety around attending school.

The literature on this topic...

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Nurturing Through Play - The Role of Descriptive Commentary confidence descriptive commentary development early years play staff training tips May 24, 2023

Nurturing Through Play

Play is a fundamental part of our development and growth. It is through play that we learn and discover our surroundings, develop essential skills such as communication, problem-solving, and creativity, and make sense of the world around us. This is why it is so important...

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Sharing EP Practice: EBSA and Autism - What Can Schools Do? autism ebsa educational psychologist emotional based school avoidance sharing ep practice Apr 19, 2023

Dr Mollie Higgins, Educational Psychologist, shares the key themes and outcomes of her doctoral research around Autistic Young People experiencing Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Mollie has been working alongside Dr Jerricah Holder to create a new chapter for the EBSA...

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What is Precision Teaching: A Guide for Primary School Teachers in the UK development literacy numeracy precision teaching reading school support sen teachers Apr 07, 2023

Introduction

Precision Teaching is an engaging, individualised pedagogical technique that offers a practical approach to boosting literacy, numeracy and a range of other discrete learning. It’s strengths and benefits are well reflected by its popularity and the fact that it has been a...

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Using the Pomodoro Technique to Overcome Procrastination ep cpd executive functioning sharing ep practice Mar 20, 2023

Jenny Dutton, Educational Psychologist

As a semi-professional procrastinator I thought I’d share with you a new year top tip for getting through report writing (this blog was written whilst procrastinating on an EHC report).

As an educational psychologist, I have worked with many...

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What Makes Young People Feel Anxious About School? anxiety ebsa emotional based school avoidance school refusal teachers tips Mar 03, 2023

School teacher’s role feels ever expanding; but all with the central aim to not only impart knowledge, but to support the emotional and psychological development of young people. An increasing issue within schools, both for individual teachers and SLT is the increasing anxiety young people...

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