Information and Resource for Parents and Schools about School Anxiety / EBSA

Research suggests that we can help children feel less anxious by finding way to increase their confidence in their ability to cope with the dangers they predict will befall them. One way we can do this is by helping them to recognise their strengths. But how do we do this? 

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Have you ever heard of spoon theory? It’s an idea that was originally applied to people with chronic fatigue, but I think it’s also a fun and easily understandable metaphor that can be used to support young people with school anxiety, particularly those on the autistic spectrum.

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I’ve spoken to lots of teachers about school anxiety and one of the things they tell me is that it can be very difficult to work out whether a child’s attendance difficulties are due to the child being anxious, being ill, or just not wanting to come to school for reasons unrelated to...

One of the reasons why the start of a new school year can be challenging for children with school anxiety because the support they had last year that helped them feel safe (that great relationship with the class teaching assistant, a teacher who understood them inside out, or supportive...

It’s coming up to the end of the holidays but not all children will be looking forward to returning to school.  Points of transitions, such as the start of a new academic year, are often triggers for worries about school to become worse. 

Why is that?

One reason is that...