Emotionally Based School Avoidance: Putting MK guidance into practice in your school context

Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA): Putting MK guidance into practice in your school context. 

Course summary: 

Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) is a term used to describe a group of children and young people who experience significant challenges in attending school due to emotional factors, often related to feelings of fear and anxiety. 

We have updated this workshop to include current thinking in the field and new practical support ideas. This workshop aims to support school leaders and school staff to implement evidence and practice-based strategies to support a return to school and stabilise school attendance.  

We will emphasise key approaches to supporting children and young people experiencing EBSA.  To strengthen Milton Keynes’ response to the impact of EBSA, these approaches are also shared in the workshop offered to parents and carers.  

You will work collaboratively with other attendees to practise using some of the materials available and to develop your thinking and knowledge of action planning to support children and young people experiencing EBSA.  

Prior to the workshop, you may find it helpful familiarise yourself with the MK EBSA Guidance for Schools Part 1 and the practical support working document: EBSA Guidance for Schools Part 2 as we will be referring to these documents during the session. 

Trainers: Educational Psychology Service 

Course dates and time: 

How to enrol on a course 

Please apply for the training courses via email: SENDtraining@milton-keynes.gov.uk  stating the course, the date, who will be attending and their email address. If a number of different staff members are attending from the same school/setting it is VITAL that you send the separate email addresses of all attendees. 

Applications for training MUST be sent at least 48 hours before the start of the training. 

For sessions delivered via MS Teams, email invites will be sent to participants with a MS Teams link, at least the day before each session. 

If you have any queries, please email:  

SENDtraining@milton-keynes.gov.uk