Understand the special educational needs of children and young people with emotional, behavioural and social development needs
This video called ‘Talking mental health’ is an animation designed to help conversations about mental health in the classroom with children in primary school.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Mental health and behaviour in schools: Departmental advice for school staff’ from the Department for Education.
- ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Attachment’ from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- ‘Adverse childhood experiences’ from the Early Intervention Foundation
- ‘Understanding BESD’ by Hilary Nunns on SEN website
- 'Six ways to manage BESD’ by Eileen Sheerin, in the SEN Special Educational Magazine website.
- 'Social, emotional and mental health difficulties’ from the Whole School SEND website.
- 'Classroom wellbeing toolkit’ from the Anna Freud website.
- 'How to address SEMH needs in the classroom’ on the Routledge website
- Individual Behaviour Plans (IBP)’ on the Twinkl website
- ‘Helping children manage their behaviour’ SEN Special Educational Magazine website.
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Attachment-informed practice with looked after children and young people’ on the IRISS website examines how attachment can impact children and young people.
- Mind, the mental health charity has produced this video called ‘Mental health: In our own words’. It features 13 young people talking about what it is like to live with a mental health problem. Watch the video and then read more about the different mental health issues experienced by the young people – many of which started in school.
- ‘Behaviour in schools’ from the Department for Education. Use this document and the further guidance and resources for guidance on how to promote good behaviour in school.
- The Optimus blog has an article on ‘Supporting pupils with behaviour issues: classroom strategies for teachers and teaching assistants’.
- Click to read more about ‘Identifying low self-esteem thoughts and behaviours’ by Claire Black.
- Think And Challenge
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