Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Resource Board by Warrington Sensory Team

A guide to anxiety for children

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YouTube animation for children. Video length 2.13 minutes

Advice and guidance for parents and carers

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Published by the Anna Freud Centre, who have been supporting CYP's mental health for over 70 years.

Mental Health issues affecting a pupils attendance: guidance for schools

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Summary of responsibilities where a mental health issue is affecting attendance and examples of effective practice

Working together to improve school attendance

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Guidance for schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities on maintaining high levels of school attendance, including roles and responsibilities

Fight, Flight or Freeze - Anxiety Explained for Teenagers

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YouTube animation for young people. Video length 2.41 minutes

EBSA Horizon's Family Wellbeing Plan

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Something to try at home

Kooth - a judgement free platform and service to support CYP

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Free, safe and anonymous digital mental health support for 10 - 25 year olds

ADDvanced Solutions

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A community based network for families in Warrington to support CYP with Autism.

42nd Street

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Support and advice services for young peoples emotional health and wellbeing

Low demand parenting webinar series

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A low-demand parenting webinar from Autism Central with Dr Naomi Fisher and Eliza Fricker

EBSA and Autism

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What can schools do? A blog published by EdPsychED

Not Fine In School: Padlet

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Key resources and information for parents to access when a child struggles to attend school

Square Peg

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Square Peg is a unique, multi-disciplinary organisation working across education and allied services, research, academia, policy, practice, government, the third sector, technology, design and innovation.

Missing the Mark

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ELIZA FRICKER is an author & illustrator, and an advocate & consultant for PDA, autism and learning. She offers a range of support for parents and educators on navigating autism and education, including one-to-one consultations, webinars, presentations, a podcast, and the enduring original Missing the Mark illustrations & blog.

Dr. Naomi Fisher: Clinical Psychologist

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Naomi Fisher offers webinars for parents and professionals, often with a focus on Autism, anxiety and school attendance.

ELSA support for EBSA

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Flexischooling -more information

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Webinar exploring autistic young people and persistent absenteeism in mainstream secondary schools

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34 minute YouTube video by Dr.Ruth Moyse

Reducing Barriers to Education Padlet

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Action planning to support school attendance: using the SPIRAL framework

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The SPIRAL framework (Sawyer & Collingwood, 2023) provides a set of solution-focused principles that professionals can refer to when designing support for children with EBSA challenges

EBSA Horizon's School Training

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All Warrington schools have access to this comprehensive online training

YouTube video regarding the behaviour and mental health in schools report

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Punitive approached to behaviour management are harming CYP's mental health.

EBSA Horizon's Stress Bucket resource

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EBSA Horizon's Ladder of Strength and Courage recourse

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Barriers to Education website

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This website contains guidance which is led by representatives from Local Authorities, Health services, the Third Sector and Parent Carer Forums

Barriers to Education backpack tool to support CYP to express needs and feelings

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This and other resources are available from the barriers to education website

Barriers to Education CYP Sensory Audit Tool

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This and more resources available from the barriers to education website

Reducing barriers to education early identification of needs tool for schools

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Spectrum Gaming inclusive environment toolkit

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WARMTH Framework Whole School Audit tool

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This document was created by Salford Educational Psychology service in conjunction with Barriers to Education

Partnerships for inclusion of neurodiversity in schools (PINS) programme

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Attachment and Trauma Aware Approaches in Education (ARC)

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Self Determination Theory in the Classroom

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Warrington EBSA Resource for schools

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Warrington EBSA response pyramid

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This pyramid highlights the support available for each level of EBSA within Warrington. Support for all, support for some and support for a few.

Directory of Children and Young Peoples Health Apps

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Find trusted apps for anxiety, low mood, sleep, and more – handpicked for children, young people and parents/carers

EBSA Family training for schools and professionals (March 2026)

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This training emphasises a multi-systemic approach to supporting children who are facing EBSA. School staff will take a closer look at the new EBSA Family Horizons online course, which can be shared with parents and carers upon completion of this training event.

Year 6 moving up to high school guide for parents and carers (NHS)

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