Emotional Wellbeing

This film, “Stigma”, looks at the effects of stigma on children in the wake of them experiencing mental health issues. We look at stigma and discrimination and how to support children. The film examines the different kinds of stigma, how these can impact children and young people, their families, and the challenges they may face when looking to support children in these situations.

Teachers supporting children through grief and loss: our film looks at support systems that are right for grieving children, how the emotions brought up with grief and loss can be addressed by teachers and professionals. We explore methods teachers can use to help children go forward in their experience of grief.

Smartphones and Mental Health in Schools

A film looking at the impact of smartphones on children’s mental health in schools as well as how teachers can better support children in the classroom.

Smartphones and social media have become unavoidable realities and practicalities of daily life for most of us. New technology is continually evolving, and as children grow up, we need to teach them how to navigate the internet safely and critically, recognise when something isn’t right, and feel confident approaching someone for help when they need it.

The tricky questions are how and when to introduce them to the smartphone and the world of social media

A look at how smartphones and social media is affecting children and their mental health and what teachers, schools and professionals to better support their wellbeing.

For many children, school can feel daunting and cause a range of anxieties which can sometimes be understood as Emotional-Based School Avoidance (EBSA). In this film, Head Teacher Alis Rocca explains what we mean by the term and what teachers, schools and education professionals can do to support children when responding to school anxiety.

This film looks at how teachers and schools can make reasonable adjustments to support children to feel safe, calm and happy at school and why it’s important.

A look at the impact of social media on children’s body image and what teachers can do to safeguard children in the classroom.

A short film highlighting the many voices of children and young people we feature in our films and why it’s important to support their voices to be heard.

This 3-minute film features children who take part in a workshop where they discuss their barriers to learning.  Produced in collaboration with Chickenshed, an inclusive theatre company, it is a helpful resource for primary school teaching staff to view and discuss with children in their class as part of a PSHE lesson.

The film comes with supporting material which explains the aim of the film and suggests activities and ways of engaging with the children to identify barriers and how to reduce these. Read and download our supporting fact sheet. This can be used as a Lesson Plan with children in the class when viewing this short film.

David Trickey, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Anna Freud Centre, offers advice to teaching staff faced with disclosures from children about traumatic experiences such as physical, sexual or emotional abuse in the home. You can also read and download our fact sheet.