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What are SEMH needs?

What are SEMH needs? Social Emotional and Mental Health, or SEMH, needs are a specific category of SEN (Special Educational Need) that relate to the support a child might need to manage their emotions and behaviour. There is often a range of different reasons why a child or young person can face difficulties in this

By |2022-03-02T21:37:05+00:00March 2nd, 2022|Categories: Opinion, SEMH|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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SEMH Meaning – What does SEMH mean?

What do we mean by SEMH? "SEMH Meaning" The term originated in the 2014 SEN Code of Practice and replaced the term SEBD (Social Emotional Behaviour Difficulties). This move towards recognising the behavioural link to Mental Health has been a long time coming in the eyes of many. Although the term "behaviour" has been

By |2021-01-30T11:58:09+00:00January 29th, 2021|Categories: SEMH|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Social Emotional and Mental Health

Mental health is a spectrum that we all exist upon at different points at different times in our life. It it closely linked with emotional health. It is possible to have a very significant mental health problem yet be emotionally very healthy (managing concern well) and also show no significant signs of a mental health disorder but also have very poor mental wellbeing (significant environmental factors etc).

 

SEMH

Students with SEMH needs bear the greatest disadvantage of all – one for which a cash premium itself will not resolve. If not addressed they will carry this with them throughout life despite economic prosperity or social mobility that often is deemed to resolve other “disadvantages”.

Furthermore social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) can hinder a child’s ability to access education leading to their opportunities being significantly reduced.

We aim to address this with strategies for all schools and education professionals to use without huge cost and specialist expertise.

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