Resources for education professionals
As part of the #YouveBeenMissed campaign, the resources below have been produced by Forward Thinking Birmingham's STICK (Screening, Training, Intervention, Consultation, Knowledge) Team and Birmingham Education Partnership.
The resources below are to use with your pupils to support their emotional wellbeing at school. The guidance should be used to support pupils at risk of Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) guidance
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Lesson Plans
The following lesson plans can be used for groups and/or classes of primary-aged children (can be adapted for 1:1). They are designed to be completed over multiple sessions and used alongside the children’s workbooks (found in the children’s section of the website).
Please ensure you have processes in place to manage any disclosures that may be raised within the sessions. It can also be good practice to complete a ‘check-out’ with the children at the end of each session; this will ensure they are feeling positive after the session and nothing was raised that needs to be managed prior to leaving (ideas for check-outs can be found on the last page of the lesson plans).
- Feeling Happy Lesson Plan- Activity for Educational Professionals 349KB
- Feeling Happy Lesson Plan- Activity for Professionals 349KB
- Feeling Angry Lesson Plan- Activity for Educational Professionals 2MB
- Feeling Frustrated Lesson Plan- Activity for Educational Professionals 2MB
- Feeling Angry Lesson Plan- Activity for Professionals 2MB
- Feeling Frustrated Lesson Plan- Activity for Professionals 2MB
- Feeling Sad Lesson Plan- Activity for Educational Professionals 2MB
- Feeling Sad Lesson Plan- Activity for Professionals 2MB
- Feeling Worried Lesson Plan- Activity for Educational Professionals 4MB
- Feeling Worried Lesson Plan- Activity for Professionals 4MB
Anxiety and Stress
Advice and guidance:
- Supporting Children and Young People When They Worry - Advice for Educational Professionals 765KB
- Outward Features of Anxiety in Children and Young People- Guidance for Educational Professionals 255KB
- Talking To Your Children YP about Their Worries- Advice for Educational Professional 260KB
- Anxiety and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - Guidance for Educational Professionals 263KB
- Understanding Health Anxiety - Guidance for Educational Professionals 252KB
- Identifying Triggers for Anxiety (Group) - Activity for Educational Professionals (Secondary) 299KB
- Understanding the Brain and Worry - The Meerkat Owl and Elephant- Guidance for Educational Professionals 745KB
- Taking Your Thoughts to Court- Activity for Educational Professionals 283KB
- Understanding The Teenage Brain and Anxiety- Guidance for Educational Professionals 265KB
- Understanding our Happy Feelings- Activity for Educational Professionals 329KB
Activities:
- The Worry Box- Activity for Educational Professionals 758KB
- The Stress Bucket- Activity for Educational Professionals 437KB
- Self Soothe Box- Activity for Educational Professionals 1MB
- Understanding our Happy Feelings- Activity for Educational Professionals 326KB
- Calm Down Cards - Activity for Educational Professionals 429KB
- Identifying Worry- Activity for Educational Professionals (Primary) 740KB
Low Mood
Activities:
- Automatic Negative Thoughts- ANTS- Activity for Educational Professionals 2MB
- Taking Your Thoughts to Court- Activity for Educational Professionals 283KB
- Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviours when we feel low - Activity for Educational Professionals 264KB
- Challenging Thoughts- Activity for Educational Professionals 273KB
- Thought Detective - Activity for Educational Professionals (Primary) 366KB
- How Low Mood Affects Your Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour - Activity for Educational Professionals (Secondary) 260KB
- Calm Down Cards- Activity for Educational Professionals 429KB
Self-care
Advice and guidance:
- Looking after your own Wellbeing- Guidance for Educational Professionals 269KB
- Importance of Routine- Guidance for Educational Professionals 408KB
Activities:
- Positive Times- Activity for Educational Professionals 305KB
- My Self-Care Check List- Activity for Educational Professionals 512KB
- Goal Setting- Guidance for Educational Professionals 1MB
- Take 5 Breathing- Activity for Educational Professionals 1MB
- The Exposure Ladder- Activity for Educational Professionals 360KB
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