🎓 Understanding and Responding to EBSNA in Secondary Schools
📅 Tuesday, 21st October 2025
🕓 16:00
Confidently Tackle Emotionally-Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) in Secondary School
With rising levels of Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) across Wales, especially in secondary settings, schools are under increasing pressure to respond — often without the right training, tools, or support.
Join Dr Molly Griffiths, Educational Psychologist with Caerphilly County Borough Council, for a focused CPD session designed to equip educators with the strategies, insight, and confidence needed to effectively support pupils experiencing EBSNA.
What to Expect:
- A clear introduction to EBSNA.
- How to identify early signs and common triggers
- Evidence-informed reintegration strategies
- Practical tools and approaches you can use immediately
- Q&A and collaborative discussion
Who Should Attend?
- Secondary school staff
- ALN educators & ALNCos
- Teaching assistants
- Form tutors
- Senior leadership teams
You'll Walk Away With:
- Clear steps for early identification and intervention
- Techniques to build trust and supportive relationships
- Ways to adapt the school day or environment for anxious learners
- Approaches to working collaboratively with families
- Strategies for whole-school cultural change
- Reintegration planning tools
- A range of free, actionable resources (no subscription needed)
Why This Session Matters:
EBSNA is a growing concern in secondary education — but support hasn’t kept pace. This session bridges that gap with practical, real-world guidance, designed by professionals who understand the challenges schools are facing right now.
