Working to improve the social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Cornwall
Training and events
"Everybody's Business" - an introduction to wellbeing for school support staff
View webinar recordings and access slides / links and additional resources from the 11 session course given in Autumn 2022
- Simple skills for emotional regulation and co-regulation
- Wellbeing Support in Cornwall - a short overview
- Relational approaches to understanding and supporting children labelled as ‘Badly Behaved'
- Using play, storytelling and puppets to understand, explore and express difficult feelings
- Understanding and responding to attachment difficulties in 4–11-year-olds
- An introduction to ‘Emotion coaching’ to support children to recognise and manage overwhelming emotions (coming in Spring Term 2023)
- Supporting children with parents or siblings with mental health issues
- Supporting autistic learners in mainstream settings
- How to recognise a good and helpful Social Story and how to adapt it for the person you want to explain something to
- Supporting children who’ve experienced loss or bereavement
- Understanding and Supporting Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Session 1
Simple skills for emotional regulation and co-regulation - Caroline Waran
Session 3
Relational approaches to understanding and supporting children labelled as ‘Badly Behaved'
Session 5
Understanding and Supporting Attachment Difficulties - Emma Meadus
Session 6
An introduction to ‘Emotion coaching’ to support children to recognise and manage overwhelming emotions
Video clips
- Brene Brown - Empathy vs Sympathy
- Brene Brown - Empathy vs Sympathy (child friendly version - slightly edited)
- Clip from Inside Out
Books mentioned in the presentation
You can find information about a range of wellbeing books including description and short reviews on the HSK website. Search by audience / age group / theme.
- Emotion Coaching with Children and Young People - Louise Gilbert, Licette Gus and Janet Rose ISBN 978 1 78775 798 1
- Attachment for Teacher: An Essential Handbook for Trainees and NQTs - Marie Delaney ISBN 978-1903269374
- Nurturing Social and Emotional Skills - Dr Tina Rae and Jan Watson ISBN: 9780992773434 (available from Nurture UK)
Session 7
Supporting children with parents or siblings with mental health issues - Angela Lawn
Our Time charity
Our Time supports children who have a parent with a mental illness. For many young people, growing up with a parent struggling with their mental health can be a difficult and overwhelming experience. It is often isolating, confusing – even frightening. It can bring with it immense responsibility, and also stigma. But with the right support and understanding these young people can go on to lead happy and fulfilling lives – just like any other child. This is our ambition...
Did you know? From 23 January 2023, schools need to identify young carers, so Our Time developed a guide to help.
We know that it is difficult to identify children who care for a parent with a mental illness – they’re often hidden in plain sight. Read our top tips
Session 8
Supporting autistic learners in mainstream settings - Pooky Knightsmith
Other resources from Pooky to support the session
(from www.pookyknightsmith.com - where you'll find lots of other super resources created by Pooky)
Here are some further resources you might find helpful to build on the session:
- BOOK: The Neurodiverse Classroom: A Teacher’s Guide to Individual Learning Needs and How to Meet Them
- BOOK: Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School: Getting the Best from Mainstream Settings (aimed at families but great for schools too)
- BITESIZE CPD: Sensory Strategies for Dysregulated Children - slides and walkthrough
- PODCAST: Why do children need to feel they belong and how can adults support?
- VIDEO: AUTISM | meltdown & shutdown - what does it mean and how do I help?
- DOWNLOAD: All about me sheet for child-centred meetings
- BOOKS: For an insight into the experiences of autistic students we highly recommend the series of books written by Libby Scott (with Rebecca Westcott). The series starts with Can You See Me.
- SHORT: 6 Tips for Emotional Regulation at School for Autistic Students with Pooky Knightsmith
Session 9
How to recognise a good and helpful Social Story and how to adapt it for the person you want to explain something to - Lynn McCann
Links
- Lynn's Website (including some downloadable resources)
- Lynn's CPD accredited Social Stories Workshop (cost involved)
- Stories that Explain - Lynn McCann (Amazon link)
- Kidscape Autistic Children & Bullying (including social stories / info for parents and carers)
- Taking things literally article mentioned in presentation
- Dr Damian Milton - works with The Autism Education Trust and The National Autistic Society
Session 10
Supporting children who’ve experienced loss or bereavement - Pooky Knightsmith
Further Resources
- WEBSITE: Penhaligon's Friends - a Cornish charity supporting bereaved children, young people, parents and carers throughout the county
- DOWNLOAD: Grief and Loss Journal Prompts
- DOWNLOAD: Tricky Moments Plan
- GUIDE: How to Support Your Child When Someone Dies
- WEBSITE: Child Bereavement UK
- WEBSITE: Winston’s Wish
- PODCAST: What can adults do to make the pain a child feels after losing a parent a little more bearable? | Ian & Phoebe Gilbert
- VIDEO: ANXIETY HACK | Share it, Shelf it, Shout it, Shed it
- VIDEO: BEREAVEMENT | Advice and ideas from the Northampton bereavement support team
- VIDEO: BEREAVEMENT | 3 activities for supporting children
- RESOURCE: Karuna Cards: Creative Ideas to Transform Grief and Difficult Life Transitions
Session 11
Understanding and supporting Emotionally Based School Avoidance - Penny Hermes
Additional Resources
- Cornwall Council Educational Psychology Service 'Helping your child feel okay about school' a guide for parents and carers.(pdf)
- West Sussex resources - guidance / information for C&YP / information for parents / planning tools.
- Suffolk resources - guidance / information for C&YP / information for parents / planning tools.
- Leicestershire NHS Partnership Trust: Understanding the reasons why a child may not want to attend school
- Managing anxiety problems - Guidance for Schools in Cornwall by Dr Lynette Rentoul (and there is a recording of a webinar by Lynette)
- Recommended Book: Understanding and Supporting C&YP with EBSA - Dr Tina Rae. (Hinton House). A practical user-friendly toolkit of resources providing an overview of EBSA and strategies to support return to school, with a focus on transition from primary to secondary school and supporting children & YP post Covid.
- Sunday Night / Sunday Morning - Top tips for families by Tina Rae. Supporting school anxiety and reluctant returners with resources by Dr Tina Rae
- What can I do if my child won't go to school? - a guide for parents (National Autistic Society)
- The School Wellbeing Card set was developed by experienced Educational Psychologist, trainer and author, Dr Jerricah Holder to provide a platform for discussion, in which invaluable insight into how the young person views and makes sense of their experience of school can be sought and places the child’s voice at the centre of any planning. Grounded in resilience research, the deck of 40 picture cards, have been developed to reflect key risk factors associated with school avoidance or unhappiness at school, as well as strength and protective factors that promote school attendance and wellbeing. Through a card sorting activity, the young person is empowered to share their experiences of school and any worries or concerns that they might have. The School Wellbeing cards are designed to be used by education, health and social care colleagues and are suitable for children aged 7+.
- The Invisible String, Patrice Karst – storybook for KS1 (possibly KS2) – useful for separation anxiety
- Not Fine in School – website for parents and carers including legal advice.
- Children’s Commissioner - Attendance has been a key focus for the Children’s Commissioner in 2022. The link lists some of the key findings / reports created so far.
- The Commission on Young Lives - The damage to vulnerable young lives at risk is now well-documented. Every day, young talent is being lost to gangs and the criminal justice system. The number of teenagers in danger of criminalisation, harm and violence, and diminished opportunities remains stubbornly high. The horrors caused to children by county lines in England are well-known, and the methods used to entice and trap children into criminality are increasingly brutal and sophisticated. There is a link between attendance / exclusion and the risk addressed by the commission.