Laser Lessons - Lesson

Be able to recognise and respond to transitions in children and young people’s lives

This video is called ‘Whole school emotional well-being’. It was produced by Young Minds and looks at how primary and secondary school have supported children and young people to deal with significant events and experiences in their lives. Watch the video and make notes. Is there anything that can be used in your learning environment?

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Children and stress: Caring strategies to guide children’ from the Virginia Cooperative Extension
Six ways to reduce pupil stress’ from Education Authority
‘Anxiety in children’ from NHS Choices
Find and read the policies and procedures in your learning environment that refer to dealing with concerns about children and young people.
‘Signs of grief in a child’ from Cruse Bereavement Care
‘A whole school framework for emotional well being and mental health’ from the National Children’s Bureau

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to read ‘Supporting trans and gender questioning students’ from the Nation Education Union website. Advice to help school and college staff support gender variant or questioning students in the educational environment.
This resources from Cruse Bereavement Care offers several articles about bereavement and children and young people.
The Joseph Rountree Foundation looked at ‘Facing family change: Children’s circumstances, strategies and resources’. Read Chapter 6 ‘The role in schools’ and chapter 7 ‘Participation and support’ for more information on how children view the support of the adults around them.
This article from The Guardian newspaper looks at ‘How can teachers support vulnerable children in school?’
Find a read a copy of ‘Overcoming Barriers to Learning: How a Culture of Care in Schools Helps Troubled Pupils to Learn’ by Sheila Mulvenney.

Think And Challenge