Understanding and Reducing Anxiety in the Primary Classroom
Dr Angela Evans
Dr Angela Evans is a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist with twenty years experience in NHS Child and Family Mental Health Services and in private practice.She is a member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists and she trained at the Tavistock Clinic, London after fifteen years of professional teaching practice.
She works with a wide range of issues with all children and young people, and specialises in working with Looked After Children.
“Dr. Evans’ expertise, passion, and ability to empower educators have left a lasting legacy in Sutton schools. Her work has not only deepened understanding but has also created a culture of continuous professional growth, ensuring that schools remain places of learning and belonging for every child.”
Jane Morgan, Head of SEND Support and School Improvement
Managing trauma and neurodiversity in schools
The impact of students with trauma, neurodiversity and mental health issues can be widespread, affecting them, their peers and those tasked with supporting and educating them.
These issues have increased exponentially in recent years, and many schools are struggling to develop effective strategies and practices in response. Angela Evans unpicks the complexity of these issues, introducing concepts and strategies that help all educators find practical and effective solutions to the challenges they face.
Reducing Anxiety in our schools
Children can’t access the curriculum and learn when they experience anxiety. Mental health issues have exploded and escalated, with even primary children self-harming, school-refusing and suffering general anxiety.
Shirley Clarke and Angela Evans have worked together to give understanding and practical solutions to all those involved in primary education. This course is also closely related to the book they have written with Kate Moss, ‘Understanding and Reducing Anxiety in the Primary School‘.
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