These slides were developed for September INSET.
Here’s the session overview:
Making Children Feel Safe in School
Join Pooky for an empowering exploration of 10 transformative strategies
designed to support children experiencing emotionally based school avoidance. In this uplifting keynote, we’ll dive into practical, actionable approaches to create a safe, nurturing environment that addresses school-related anxiety and fosters emotional wellbeing. Discover how to promote a sense of belonging, build resilience, and inspire a love for learning, empowering students to show up for school both literally and metaphorically.
If you were there, I hope these are a helpful aide-memoire. If not, I hope they make enough sense without me to be useful. If you’d like to download them, you can do so via this page on slideshare.
Further Resources
Here are some further resources you might find helpful to build on the session:
- BITESIZE CPD | How To Be A Safe Adult
- DOWNLOAD | All About Me! Resource to Support Child-Centred Meetings (start with strengths)
- DOWNLOAD | School pros and cons prompt
- DOWNLOAD | Domains of safety worksheet
- DOWNLOAD | Feeling safe, calm and happy worksheet
- DOWNLOAD | School access plan & supporting notes
- BOOK | Square Pegs: Inclusivity, compassion and fitting in – a guide for schools
- BOOK | Can’t Not Won’t: A Story About A Child Who Couldn’t Go To School
- DOWNLOAD | School Anxiety Journal Prompts (inc how school feels prompts)
- BITESIZE CPD | EBSA/School Anxiety – Starting the Day Right
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