For schools and professionals
When a pupil can't get through the gate.
Practical, collaborative support for staff working with anxious pupils and emotionally based school avoidance.
Where I can help
Understanding EBSA
What is happening for a pupil who cannot get through the gate, and why standard attendance pressure often makes it worse.
Adjustments that work
Reduced timetables, soft starts, safe spaces, exit passes and pastoral arrangements that are realistic to staff.
Reintegration planning
Stepped plans with clear review points, so progress is visible and setbacks don't undo everything.
Working alongside families
A shared plan between home and school reduces conflict, repetition and the sense that everyone is pulling in different directions.
How that looks in practice
- Consultation on individual pupils causing concern
- Support preparing for and following up attendance meetings
- Practical guidance for pastoral, attendance and SEND staff
- Joint planning with parents so home and school say the same thing
- Non-clinical support that sits alongside, not instead of, existing services
Talk it through
If you have a pupil in mind, a short conversation is usually the quickest way to work out whether I can help.
Book an initial conversationBackground reading: Understanding EBSA