āEmotionally-based school non-attendanceā (EBSNA) is increasingly understood as a multi-faceted difficulty, with a range of school, home and individual factors contributing to a childās or young personās anxiety around attending school.
The literature on this topic therefore highlights the importan...
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 to ...
Dr Mollie Higgins, Educational Psychologist, shares the key themes and outcomes of her doctoral research around Autistic Young People experiencing Emotional Based SchoolĀ AvoidanceĀ (EBSA).Ā Mollie has been working alongside Dr Jerricah Holder to create a new chapter for the EBSA Horizons EP Course - S...
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. Itās strengths and benefits are well reflected by its popularity and the fact that it has been a cornerstone o...
Jenny Dutton, Educational Psychologist
AsĀ a semi-professional procrastinator I thought Iād 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 children who stru...
School teacherās 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 feel abou...
