Do you find that a significant number of pupils are presenting an increased need for mental wellbeing support?
A recent survey of the mental health of children and young people in England found that one in six 5-19 year olds had at least one mental health disorder (NHS 2021).
One such disorder which we may reasonably expect to encounter in our post-pandemic world is anxiety.
Everybody experiences anxiety, a feeling of unease such as worry or fear, at some point in their life. This is completely normal, but some children find it hard to control their worries to an extent that it impacts negatively on their daily lives. Such pupils may have also had adverse childhood experiences (ACE) during or as a result of the pandemic.
