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Understand the special educational needs of children and young people with emotional, behavioural and social development needs

Watch ‘No Go Britain: Mental Health and our children’ produced by Channel 4 News. The video looks at the increasing number of children suffering from some sort of mental health issues. Including anxiety and depression. Watch the video and make notes. Are there any ideas in the film that you can use in your learning environment?

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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.

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