Children no longer know how to play post-COVID resulting in inappropriate behaviour at school
Children’s inappropriate behaviour in schools is escalating in schools as young people no longer know how to play together, a headteacher has warned.
Paula Derwin, headteacher at Hazelmere Junior School in Colchester, said that following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns where children spent months being taught at home and out of the school environment, [...]
School staff need help tackling child mental health as anxiety among students rises
Teachers are seeing increasing levels of anxiety and a rise in mental health problems among their students but lack the training and time to support young people.
Eighty two per cent of teachers are seeing anxious pupils and the worsening of existing mental health problems, compared to just one year ago, according to a survey [...]
Social Work in Schools: The post-Covid challenges of a junior school head
Clare Jerrom speaks to Headteacher Paula Derwin about supporting children in a deprived area to have dreams and aspirations.
Being a headteacher is no walk in the park in 2022 with a strong focus on post-COVID educational catch up, as well as the impact of the detrimental effect which lockdown had on many families including neglect, [...]
WillisPalmer’s School Social Work Service is launched!
By Lucy Hopkins, Head of Practice, WillisPalmer
WillisPalmer is delighted to announce the introduction of our School Social Work Service that commenced with a one term pilot at Hazelmere Junior School in Colchester.
There is an increasing level of responsibility placed on schools when it comes to safeguarding children, which is challenging and often time consuming [...]
School Social Work Service: What do we do?
WillisPalmer is a leading provider of multi-disciplinary assessments for children and families, based in Colchester.
Established for 18 years, we are proud to have been set up in Colchester and continued to be based there ever since, and currently we are based at the University of Essex’s campus.
Due to our roots being firmly established in [...]
10% rise in EHC plans issued
There has been a 10% rise in the number of Education and Health Care Plans issued to children and young people in the last year according to Department for Education statistics.
There were 473,255 EHC plans at January 2022, up from 430,697 in 2021, continuing the upward trend in the issuing of EHC plans since [...]
