We can offer a flexible session with your specific needs in mind. Speak to your link EP or contact Kirsty Quinn (Principal EP) to arrange professional learning for schools on EBSA

As a guide, a 1 hour professional learning session takes a closer look at: 

• What is EBSA?

• Prevalence and patterns from attendance data

• Moving beyond a within child model of school refusal – compassionate and child-centred narratives

• Risk factors and early identification tools

• Anxiety as a defining feature of EBSA

• 4 first areas to explore –

           Academic pressures, social concerns, key relationships, and sensory overload

• What is anxiety?

• Anxiety cycles and EBSA

• EBSA over time

• When stress exceeds support (push and pull factors)

• Understanding and identifying drivers of EBSA

• Working with children and YP

• Working with parents

• Shared narrative

•  4 functions

This session also invites participants to reflect on:

• What has been your experiences of EBSA so far?

• What is the dominant narrative around EBSA in your setting?

• What support is available in your school for children and YP experiencing EBSA?

• How is EBSA recorded and monitored?

• How are we working together as a school with YP, families, and partner agencies to co-ordinate support?