Social, Emotional and Mental Health
The University of Derby is offering this excellent short course free online: https://www.derby.ac.uk/short-courses-cpd/online/free-courses/understanding-autism-aspergers-and-adhd/ Many hours of learning and interactive quizzes/videos are available to help support your understanding of autism and ADHD and how best to support young people. Please share with anyone you feel may be interested.
Looking for a therapeutic story to help talk about the return to the classroom after COVID? Visit bit.ly/little-elf for more information.
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) provided a whole school approach to developing social and emotional skills in children. It was developed as a curriculum resource using 5 key qualities or skills: self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills. These skills are vitally important in learning, managing one's own behaviour and succeeding in
Have a look at this animation explaining ways of showing affection / appreciation during social distancing times. https://twitter.com/JasKandola2/status/1267530784115699714
Action for Children are offering live confidential support online for parents via their parenting coaches. Have a look @ https://talk.actionforchildren.org.uk/
An introduction to death, dying and grief including case studies, video and further information and support. This may help support students on their return to the classroom after this COVID-19 crisis. It is likely may will be suffering with some kind of bereavement and will be struggling to adjust to a "new normal". Have a
The NHS has recently created this website for use by parents, carers, young people and professionals in order to support them in maintaining emotional wellbeing now and into the future. Have a look @ https://derbyandderbyshireemotionalhealthandwellbeing.uk/
A little humour to get us through this virus!
SEMH schools are schools which focus on the social, emotional and mental health needs of the children and young adults within their care. Many schools will claim to have SEMH as an emphasis within their setting, but what does it take to be an SEMH specialist school and what might other mainstream schools be able to take from that?
If there is one phrase I hear to justify any kind of policy in education, it's "high expectations". Whilst "high expectations" itself is something we can all aspire to maintain, how it is defined is often unclear, ill-fitting and, in some cases, unreasonable. The culture of high expectations is often announced alongside a new initiative
