Supporting Students & School Staff Experiencing Anxiety
Friday 26th June 10-1pm online - £150pp
This training helps school staff understand and support pupils and young people experiencing anxiety. You will learn how anxiety presents, what keeps it going and how to use simple and effective somatic strategies to promote an orientation towards emotional well-being.
About this training
For children and young people, some level of anxiety is normal as they grow up and learn to navigate the world. However, it’s important that they have the tools to manage feelings of anxiety, and can tell the difference between normal emotions and more severe anxiety which is interfering with their everyday life.
This course helps school staff to understand the different ways that anxiety can present, including the physical symptoms, as well as how to identify when feeling anxious is becoming a serious problem for a child or young person.
We will explore the underlying causes of anxiety; the impact of current mental health challenges and what school staff can do to help. You will learn what keeps anxiety going and develop tools and strategies to support children and young people when they are feeling anxious.
Aims of this training
Understand the common signs and behaviours associated with anxiety, including masked anxiety, using pedagogy from Somatic Counselling.
Understand the physiological changes that can occur when feeling anxious
Be able to use a range of practical tools and skills to support children and young people to manage anxiety.
Who is this training for?
Suitable for anyone working with children and young people in a school, college or community setting. This could include:
School leaders
Teachers and staff in schools and colleges
SEN/Designated mental health leads
Learning mentors
PSHE leads.
Somatics as a Whole School Approach: Learning strategies to support regulation
2 days -£495 including lunch 10-3pm 10th and 11th September - Rise Academy Fold Yoga - Sunderland Street - SK11 6JF
About this training
Promoting mental health in education is crucial for pupil wellbeing, academic attainment, and long-term life outcomes, with a focus on integrating support directly into school culture.
Key Data on Mental Health in Schools published by the NHS states roughly 1 in 5 (20.3%) children aged 8-16 have a probable mental health disorder, which is impacting their capacity to learn.
This training is about supporting the gaps in learning and mental health, using body-based approaches from Trauma Informed Somatic Counselling and Therapy.
This is a practical two days, so please come wearing comfortable attire
It includes
Pedagogy of PolyVagal Theory and impact on learning
Attachment theory and how this organises learning styles
Whole School Strategies to support Ventral Vagal states and Window of Tolerance of Learning
How to implement a whole school approach and integrate body based practices into learning.
Key tools to implement in all classrooms, which integrate breathwork, learning orientation, body based safety for learning
Inclusive of appropriate tools from yoga and dance to support presencing orientation for learning
Aims of the training
Support a strategic approach to whole school emotional health
Support the Implementation of School Wide Training, in how to integrate the whole school approach
Provide practical strategies to support emotional regulation
Lead Training
Jenny Roche is a Qualified Reading Recovery Specialist, SLE for English, Senior Yoga and Movement Teacher as well as Somatic Therapist and Counsellor, specialising in working with young people.
This training has been tailored for implementing a whole school approach to support all children in their learning, whilst specifically targeting pupils with mental health issues.