The bell rings, echoing throughout the building. In classrooms, desks sit vacant, awaiting students who never arrive. This isn’t the scene of a deserted school after hours; it’s the harsh reality of school refusal, a growing challenge that disproportionately impacts pupils with special educational needs (SEN). For these students, the classroom doors can represent huge […]
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Children’s Mental Health Week starts tomorrow and we know that COVID, lockdown and the cost of living crisis is having an adverse effect on our children’s mental health. It could be decades before we see the true effect these last few years will have had on mental health in children. However the statistics we are […]
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6 – 12 February, is Children’s Mental Health Week, run by the children’s mental health charity Place2Be. This year’s theme is Let’s Connect. When we have healthy connections – to family, friends and others – this can support our children’s sense of well-being. Over the past few months, I’ve noticed quite a change in Sam, his attitude […]
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