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For many students, their teacher is a central figure in their lives. With day-to-day interaction, students rely on the school environment to fulfill their social and emotional needs. When a child is deprived of this in their home, it can lead to changes in behavior.

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Children exposed to violence are shown to have an increase in aggressive behaviors and are more sensitive to depictions of violence.

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Teachers can support students during these harrowing times by creating stability in the classroom, providing counseling resources and other school-based resources for the student and family, and creating an emotionally-aware and safe classroom.

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With so much going on at home, children who are exposed to violence may become disengaged in coursework and initiate pushback to prompting.

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Create a more stable classroom environment for the student. Stability and consistency can help soothe anxiety. When children know what to expect, feelings of safety are increased as well.

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Make a safe and empathetic approach to provide school-based resources, such as counseling, creating a safety plan for the child, and mandatory reporting.

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Create a classroom environment that affirms and validates students' emotions. Build rapport with students and inform them that you are a support and resource. Give students opportunities to express emotions. This could be done through an emotional check-in or through integrating social-emotional learning in the classroom.

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Ensure that you are up to date on your school's policies for mandated reporting, child abuse/neglect, and domestic violence. Continue to seek out materials to adapt your teaching style in a way that is aware of ways to support your struggling students.

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Responding to Child Neglect in Schools  factors which scaffold safeguarding practice for staff in mainstream education in Wales