Practical thinking on SEMH and pupil wellbeing.
Plain-language guides for SENCOs, pastoral leads and headteachers: what SEMH need looks like, how to evidence your provision, and how to build a wellbeing workflow that survives a busy term.
What is SEMH? A plain guide for schools
Social, emotional and mental health is the area of need many school staff say they feel least equipped for. Here is what the label covers, and what it asks of a school.
Read the articleEvidencing SEMH provision without drowning in paperwork
You are almost certainly doing the work. The gap, in most schools, is the record of it. A practical approach to keeping evidence as a by-product of support rather than a second job.
Read the articleHow to choose a wellbeing measurement approach for your school
Surveys, observation profiles, mood check-ins and scoring frameworks measure different things. What matters most is choosing something your staff will still be using in March.
Read the articleFrom corridor concern to support plan: a workflow that survives a busy term
Most SEMH support starts with a passing comment from a TA. Whether it becomes support at all depends on what your school does in the following 48 hours.
Read the articleSee what this looks like with your own pupils.
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