During high-traffic product releases we have extra security in place to prevent bots entering our site. Also, the demands upon them to do written work in class make it important that ELSA sessions do not provide more of the same, so worksheets should be used sparingly. Day to day behaviour management should be kept outside of ELSA sessions, and not seen as the responsibility of the ELSA. Each chapter outlines some key psychology with a focus on practical applications, illustrated by brief case examples.

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ELSA works best when everyone in school works together to create a more emotionally literate environment, which includes understanding the needs that underlie problematic behaviour. Some pupils may at a later date receive a further period of intervention with different programme aims.A useful principle is to protect sensitive information that the pupil may have shared in confidence. Evaluation has shown that one of the key features of success is the quality of relationship that develops between ELSA and pupil. Wandering around school looking for a spare corner gives out a message that this work is not highly valued and, by implication, that pupils’ needs are not paramount.

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The school line management system provides an element of protection for the pupils in terms of taking responsibility for safe practice. ELSAs have however shown great ingenuity in collecting together useful resources found at car boot sales or unwanted toys/games from their own children.A school (or very occasionally another appropriate employing organisation) nominating someone for training shows confidence that they think the TA meets person specifications for the role. This maintenance support would involve seeing the pupil less frequently or more briefly than during the programme itself. It recognises that children learn better and are happier in school if their emotional needs are also addressed.

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Emotional Wellbeing: An Introductory Handbook was written by Gillian Shotton and Sheila Burton who worked together as educational psychologists in Southampton and Hampshire.The second edition has been expanded to reflect updated training content (unpublished) that is now used by many educational psychology services registered with the ELSA Network. It is worth seeking the support of your school librarian or finding out how to contact your local school library service directly. Registration is per service per calendar year, renewable each January regardless of date of initial registration. Some pupils needing ELSA intervention have poor engagement with the curriculum; missing a lesson for a period of time for ELSA support may result in greater engagement later.

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This initiative, launched in 2001, proved so popular with schools that some began to designate learning support assistants within their own staff to provide similar emotional support to pupils.Practising ELSAs are registered with local educational psychology service providers who deliver initial training and on-going professional supervision. Who Emotional Literacy Support Assistants work with, ELSA training for professionals, and list of registered schools. These arrangements are considered important for ensuring safe working, both for ELSAs and for the children they work with. Most programmes would last for at least half a term and up to a term, depending on the child and circumstances.