Anxiety features regularly in the top 10 reasons why children and young people contact Childline, and research by Place2Be and the NAHT earlier this year found that 95% of school staff reported an increase in anxiety among pupils.
This free to view hour-long webinar took place on November 8 and features an expert panel discussing the tenets of effective whole-school approaches to supporting students. We also offer ideas and tips for classroom teachers on how to support students who are struggling. Other themes in the webinar include support families and addressing school avoidance. The panel also took extensive questions from the webinar audience.
WATCH THE WEBINAR: Watch the webinar by clicking here. It is free access but viewers must register.
The webinar has been being produced in partnership with Academy 21, a provider of online alternative provision which supports more than 1,000 pupils each year, including students with complex behavioural, medical, and mental health needs.
The webinar was chaired by SecEd editor Pete Henshaw and the expert panel included:
- Dr Gohar Khan, Associate Senior Leader, Ridgeway Education Trust, Oxfordshire.
- Dr Pooky Knightsmith, Mental Health & Wellbeing Expert, Creative Education.
- Clare Brokenshire, Head of Academy 21.
- Tom Webb, Assistant Headteacher, Greenwood School, Southampton.
- Sarah Miller, Vice-Principal, Goldwyn School, Kent.
You may also be interested in another webinar SecEd and Academy 21 produced, in November 2021, focused specifically on addressing emotionally based school avoidance. Find this here.
You may also be interested in our recent supplement, Back from the Brink, which carried a number of best practice articles offering advice, tips and case studies for how schools might support their most vulnerable students. Find this here.