Essex Schools InfoLink

​​​This page provides a range of strategy based resources that support intentional teaching of a range of skills. The skills will support and develop children and young people's (CYP's). They are targeted at social, emotional and mental health skills and developmental needs. They have been organised into the Trauma Perceptive Practice (TPP) themes.

Teaching Resources

• Whole School / Setting Approach
  
• Collective Recovery Louise Bombèr Presentation from Essex's TPP Conference 2020. Please note: This recording is for use by Essex schools, those who attended the conference and those engaged in TPP. It is not to be used for further distribution.
• Let's Talk SEMH Best Practice
• Long term whole school approach webinar  
• 5Rs and One Planning webinar
• PSHE Association Resources
• Every Mind Matters PSHE curriculum resources
  
• 'With a Little Kindness' ​- song from Essex Multi-schools Council
  
• Staff Wellbeing - The School as a Secure Base for Staff

• Early years social & emotional learning activities - Partnership for Chilldren (partnershipforchildren.org.uk)​
  

• Brain and Brain Development, Mental Health and Childhood Trauma
• Neuroscience and the Brain Response 

• Understanding Behaviour – the stress responseRelational Model of Understanding Behaviour  
• A Tool for Understanding and Reframing Behaviour 
• Environmental checklist for pupils with SEMH needs  
• Functional Behaviour Analysis Framework​  
• Star Analysis  
• Anxiety and low mood webinar 

• Head Ed - free mental health teaching resource for secondary school or college PSHE​
  

• Relationships Matter
• Helpful ways of responding to and nurturing children and young people
• Bereavement and other losses webinar  
• Friendship Activities​

• Mentally Healthy Schools – What is mental health stigma? (secondary)​

• Co-regulation
• Ages 5 to 8
  
• Ages 9 to 12
  
• Kids have stress too! Tools and activities for the classroom
• Psychological first-aid webinar  

• Self-regulation
• Teaching Self-regulation Strategies  
• Coping Toolbox
  
• Ways to Feel Better
  
• Relaxation Activities
• Worry Jar
• Mindful Walk
• Feelings Activities
  
• Dealing with Anger Activities​
  

• Resilience
• Resilience Framework 
• Mentally Healthy Schools - We all have mental health: animation & teacher toolkit (secondary)​
• RISE: Resilience in Schools and Education – training and resources to build resilience and wellbeing in school. Essex discount codes: 5% discount for individual user, 5% discount for whole school license, £150 off for 2+ schools.​

Assessment Tools

• Anna Freud assessment tools - Measuring and monitoring children and young people's mental wellbeing: A toolkit for schools and colleges.
• CORC for Schools - supporting education providers to understand the needs of their pupils emotional wellbeing and mental health and ways of monitoring the impact of the support they provide.
• CORC Assessment tools – Outcome and experience measures tools for CYP's SEMH needs.
• Boxall Profile assessment tool online - assessment tool for SEMH difficulties for children and young people
• Wellbeing Measurement Framework for Secondary Schools
• Wellbeing Measurement for Schools Staff Survey (annafreud.org)
• Southampton EPS Emotional Literacy Checklists – 7-14 years, costs £157
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem questionnaire– all ages, available for your Link EP and IP
• Mountain of Support (pupil views questionnaire) – KS2-4, available for your Link EP and IP
• The Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale – 13-16+ years
• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale​ ​​