“I CAN’T GO TO SCHOOL!’

The School Non-Attender’s Workbook – available to pre-order now, publication date December 2022. © Image: Adam A Freeman © Words: Suzy Rowland “The speeding conveyor belt of schooling means some of you experience growing up like being on a...

We need to talk about anxious school avoidance

School avoidance, persistent absence, is a growing issue for many schools and families, different terminologies same heartache. What are you supposed to do when your child says they can’t go to school? Unfortunately, some families are at greater risk of their...
Back to School Part 2 Going back to go forwards

Back to School Part 2 Going back to go forwards

  In this film, on my #happyinschool YouTube channel, I talk about how we can start to discuss some of the tricky issues with our children, giving them time to make sense of them, before they go into a new setting (school) in the next few weeks. Some children are...