ELSA – Emotional Literacy Support

At Caythorpe Primary School we have two ELSAs – Emotional Literacy Support Assistants: Miss Binney and Mrs Palmer.

Miss Binney and Mrs Palmer have both had specialist training from educational psychologists to support the emotional development of children attending our school.

In ELSA we aim to provide support for a wide range of emotional needs:
• Recognising emotions.
• Self-esteem.
• Social skills.
• Anxiety.
• Friendship skills.
• Anger management.
• Loss and bereavement.

The majority of ELSA work is delivered on an individual basis, but sometimes small group work is more appropriate, especially in the areas of social and friendship skills. Sessions are fun, we use a range of activities such as: games, role-play with puppets or therapeutic activities such as mindfulness or arts and craft.