Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
Children and young people may experience a wide range of social and emotional difficulties which manifest themselves in many ways. These may include becoming withdrawn or isolated, as well as displaying challenging, disruptive or disturbing behaviour. These behaviours may reflect underlying mental health difficulties such as anxiety or depression, self-harming, substance misuse, eating disorders or physical symptoms that are medically unexplained. Other children and young people may have disorders such as attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder or attachment disorder.
Examples of Provision:
- Assessment using the All Saints Intervention framework with individual strategies incorporated into lessons.
- Access to a School Counsellor
- Trained Mental Health Champion who can refer and signpost to outside agencies
- 1:1 sessions with staff to address individual needs
- Use of the Zones of Regulation https://www.zonesofregulation.com/learn-more-about-the-zones.html
- Social Stories
- Circle Time https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-is-circle-time
- Positive Behaviour Management Plans
- Small class sizes
- Therapy Dog
- Sensory diet
- Sensory aware classrooms
