100 Strategies to Support Children's Behaviour and Emotional Wellbeing: A Practical Toolkit for the School Year

Children's mental health and emotional well-being are essential for their success in school and later life. This interactive guide provides practical ideas and insights to empower staff to make a difference to children's wellbeing and behavior. It covers issues relevant to children at certain times of the year and includes practical strategies to address those challenges. The book also encourages staff to build up a personalized pool of resources to refer back to and use, and includes ideas for building insight into each child and collecting evidence of strategies that help with Education and Health Care Plans, review meetings, pupil progress, and behavior monitoring meetings with parents/other school staff.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 20 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Children's mental health and emotional well-being hold immense significance in their academic success and overall development. This comprehensive and engaging guide is meticulously crafted to empower school staff with practical strategies and insights to enhance children's well-being and behavior. Spanning the school year, the book identifies timely issues and offers practical solutions to address them. Each half-term includes self-reflection spaces and valuable questions to promote practice evaluation. Drawing from the author's extensive experience and conversations with primary school staff, this book serves as a valuable resource for educators. It promotes a deeper understanding of children's emotional well-being and behavior, fostering a more compassionate and effective approach to teaching. By incorporating reflective language, the book enhances the ability of school staff to communicate effectively with children, leading to improved understanding and emotional vocabulary. Furthermore, it explores the impact of a child's home life on their behavior in school, emphasizing the importance of building strong relationships and providing support. The guide encourages staff to create a personalized pool of resources that can be referred to and utilized throughout the school day. It also offers valuable ideas for building insight into individual children and collecting evidence of strategies that contribute to Education and Health Care Plans, review meetings, pupil progress, and behavior monitoring meetings with parents and other school staff. By equipping teaching assistants, teachers, special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs), and senior staff with the knowledge and confidence to respond to and meet children's emotional and mental health needs, this invaluable guide will play a pivotal role in fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment.

Weight: 628g
Dimension: 220 x 302 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032460239