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    Both Miss Harris and Mrs Marchant are trained ELSA Staff. Miss Harris delivers the intervention two afternoons a week.

    Elsa trained staff at Llanrhidian.

     

    ELSA intervention was developed to address the emotional needs of pupils at schools and colleges. It recognises that children learn better and are happier in school if their emotional needs are also addressed. ELSA is an initiative developed and supported by educational psychologists, who apply their professional knowledge of children’s social and emotional development to areas of need experienced by pupils. They provide on-going professional supervision to help maintain high quality in the work undertaken by ELSAs, thereby helping to ensure safe practice for ELSAs and pupils alike.

    The role title of ELSA may only legitimately be used by people who:

    • have attended (or are currently attending) a full ELSA training course delivered by one or more fully qualified educational psychologists (courses lasting a minimum of 5 but more usually 6 days)
    • regularly attend half-termly supervision in small groups (with a recommended maximum of 8 ELSAs per group and duration of 2 hours per session), led by a qualified educational psychologist.
    • are currently delivering bespoke programmes of support to individual pupils and sometimes small groups.

    ELSA referral procedure.

    1.  Concerns can be raised by parents or school staff. 
    2.  Concerns have to be shared by the class teacher with the ALNCO and ELSA via email.
    3. Referrals are made by the Pod Teacher and are sent to ALNCO and ELSA.
    4. All parents are advised that there is a waiting list.
    5. When pupils access the ELSA programme, it will run continually for 6 weeks minimum. If there are holidays or pupil illnesses, they will still complete their block, and this may continue for a longer period of time, if needed.

    At Llanrhidian we are now able to create  individualised support programmes to meet the emotional needs of children in our care. Pupils are referred by the class teacher and will then complete a 6 week block of intervention designed to support their emotional and behavioural needs. We could be focusing upon self-esteem, Self -awareness, motivation, empathy and social skills.

    The ELSA's role is not to find a fix for children who are struggling but to give them the toolkit necessary to manage these emotions.

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