This virtual masterclass has been designed to explore the topic of anxiety amongst children and young people and how leaders in schools can best support them.
“Worry and mild or moderate anxiety, whilst sometimes difficult emotions, can be a normal part of growing up for many children and young people…Being in school can often help alleviate the underlying issues. A prolonged period of absence is likely to heighten a child’s anxiety about attending in the future, rather than reduce it.”
Prof Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England
The increase in anxiety amongst school pupils has been well documented and recent research shows that 65% of UK children say they have felt anxious, nervous or stressed because of school.
This newly updated Masterclass has been put together specifically for senior leaders in schools to help them understand their role in supporting children who are struggling with anxiety.
You will come away with knowledge to assist you with early identification and intervention as well as practical ideas and tools to take back to your school and put into practice straight away to support your pupils. Our expert speaker will cover topics such as; implementing evidence based interventions, tackling exam anxiety, supporting anxious students to return to school, supporting anxiety for children with SEN, as well as looking at the role of anxiety in specific conditions such as eating disorders and self-harm.
You’ll have plenty of opportunity to network with colleagues from other settings, as well as Sam, our expert speaker, enabling you to focus on the specific challenges you are facing in your setting.
Senior Mental Health Leads, Pastoral Leads, Designated Safeguarding Leads, School Counsellors, School Nurses, SENCOs, members of the SLT should attend
This Masterclass will enable you to:
Better understand anxiety and the impact on children and young people
Calm students who are dealing with panic attacks
Implement effective evidence-based interventions in your setting
Understand and tackle the increasing challenge of exam anxiety
Work effectively to support anxious students to return to school
Understand how anxiety can impact students with special educational needs and how to effectively support these pupils
Work in partnership with parents to support children with anxiety
Understand the role of anxiety for students who self-harm or have eating disorders, and how you can appropriately provide support
Support children who are struggling with anxiety linked to OCD or perfectionism
Take a whole school approach to minimising anxiety
Embed anxiety management into PSHE and curriculum
Facilitator
Sam is a renowned speaker, trainer and author specialising in Mental Health and Inclusion. She has worked in the education sector as a SENCo and the corporate sector in a variety or roles. She is a qualified Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Counsellor and Master Mindset Coach. Sam has also founded a company, Balanced People Ltd, providing mental wellbeing and support to individuals and companies. She is in high demand to speak at conferences and events and provides in-house training for schools and companies, nationally and internationally. Lauded for her humour and ‘telling it like it is’ approach to mental health, Sam has had her book Mental Health in Education published by Routledge, and regularly writes for several publications with more books in the pipeline for publication.
