ELSA Interventions
Emotional
Language
Support
Assistant
ELSAs are specialists with a wealth of experience of working with children and young people.
The vast majority of ELSA sessions are proactive. This means that there are targets for the ELSA to achieve with the child or young person. This makes the intervention measurable so the school knows the child or young person has made progress and the intervention has been successful. The targets are known as SMART – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time limited.
ELSA sessions will take place in school, in the Hub.
What you said about ELSA...
Our Parents:
"Having the one to one time with you, exploring his feelings and emotions, being encouraged to speak out about his worries and feelings has had a massive positive impact."
"The sensory work that you have done with ___ helps him to regulate not only in school but at home with me and our family."
"The difference in their reactions from initally hitting out, to now thinking before they react and activly letting me guide them away from a situation is incredible."
Our Children:
"I liked doing ELSA with Mrs Isle because I could tell her how I feel and she can help me."
"Mrs Isle always let me talk to her and the activities we do helps me to understand more about my feelings."
What areas does an ELSA work with?
- Loss and bereavement
- Emotional Literacy
- Self-esteem
- Social Skills
- Friendship issues
- Relationships
- Managing strong feelings
- Anxiety and worries
- Bullying
- Conflict
- Emotional Regulation
- Growth Mindset
- Social and therapeutic stories
- Problem solving
How are children or young people referred for ELSA?
- Class teacher
- Sendco
Parent Leaflet
Amazing words about me!
LOVING...CARING...RESPONSIBLE...PLAYFUL...THOUGHTFUL...CUDDLY...
By working together, we were able to build up a word bank of AMAZING words all about me! To start with this wasn't easy but we worked on this over a few sessions.
Talking about our emotions!
Talking about our emotions and feelings is not always easy! Together through emotion props, we unpick how we are feeling and why.
Question Jenga!
Question Jenga allows children and adults to spark a conversation around feelings, emotions, interests, likes and dislikes.
