by The School Psychology Service | Jul 9, 2026 | Wellbeing & Mental Health
Blog post written by Dr. Kirsty Evans. Stay tuned for our new training course on EBSA, coming soon. Schools are increasingly reporting challenges related to pupil attendance, including presentations consistent with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). It can be...
by The School Psychology Service | May 2, 2025 | Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Wellbeing & Mental Health
Positive Psychology A part of my doctoral training that I have really enjoyed is learning about positive psychology. Often when discussing mental health, a lot of people jump to the conclusion that the term is ‘negative’. However, mental health is...
by The School Psychology Service | Feb 18, 2025 | anxiety, Mental Health, Wellbeing & Mental Health
As discussed in our previous blog post, uncertainty is a natural and unavoidable part of life. For some children and young people, this uncertainty can be overwhelming and intolerable and it is essential that adults support children and young people (CYP) to learn to...
by The School Psychology Service | Oct 28, 2024 | Mindfulness, Wellbeing & Mental Health
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation and why does it work? Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a technique developed by Dr. Edmund Jacobson in the 1920s, aimed at reducing physical tension and stress. The process involves tensing and then slowly relaxing different...
by The School Psychology Service | Sep 12, 2024 | anxiety, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Wellbeing & Mental Health
Today is National Chocolate Milkshake Day, so to celebrate, here is a free resource that you can use with young children to encourage deep breathing. When we get anxious and the fight/flight/freeze response is triggered, our breathing often becomes fast and shallow....
by The School Psychology Service | Jun 14, 2024 | Wellbeing & Mental Health
Knowing what to say to a child or young person who has been bereaved is not easy, and can leave us at a loss for what to say, and what we can do to help them. All children experience ‘loss’ and with the sensitive support of their family and others they...
