LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS: steering children through difficult times
In this episode:
This week we're discussing how to support children and young people during the current crisis. We ask educational psychologist Dan O’Hare how to talk to children about Coronavirus and look out for their wellbeing. Headteacher Jayne Kennedy tells us about the amazing work schools are doing for pupils and their families. Then Becky Francis from the Education Endowment Foundation explains how we can minimise the impact on educational inequality.
AND Alex Smith and Amy Harvey from the Cares Family on how they’re continuing to tackle social isolation in these tough times.
Guests
Jayne Kennedy, headteacher of Barlow Hall Primary School in Manchester
Dan O’Hare (@edpsydan),educational psychologist and lecturer at the University of Bristol
Professor Becky Francis (@BeckyFrancis7), chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation
Alex Smith, CEO of The Cares Family
Amy Harvey, volunteer with The Cares Family
More info
Child mental health
British Psychological Society: Talking to children about Coronavirus (Mar 2020)
British Psychological Society: Coronavirus school closures advice (Mar 2020)
Anna Freud Centre: Young people’s mental health and coronavirus (Mar 2020)
NASP (US): Talking to children about COVID-19 (Mar 2020)
Hopfoll et al: Elements of mass trauma intervention (2007)
Education and school closures
TES: Becky Francis: 'For the poorest, school closures are devastating' (Mar 2020)
Sutton Trust: School closures and disadvantaged students (Mar 2020)
Pasi Sahlberg: Schools are moving online, but not all are digitally equal (Mar 2020)