Post Covid, engagement in learning has been a key area of need for many schools and young people. Anxieties run high, emotionally based non attendance is a key factor but the time spent out of education has also had an impact on lesson attendance for many. Many young people are increasingly attending school but struggling
Addressing emotionally based school avoidance - a model. Firstly this article will use both this term and emotionally based school non attendance interchangeably. The preferred term at Semh.co.uk is emotionally based school non attendance as this is a factual, non judgemental term. The school avoidance aspect gives a degree of judgement and we try to remain
Following COVID-19, there has been an increase in Emotionally Based School Avoidance, also known as Anxiety Based School Avoidance or Emotionally Based Non Attendance. Sometimes known as school refusal, EBSA occurred for a long time prior to the pandemic but this has intensified as children have experienced extended periods at home due to the risk
