ELSA

The ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) intervention was originally developed within Southampton, then Hampshire, by Sheila Burton, Educational Psychologist. It was designed to build the capacity of schools to support the emotional needs of their pupils from within their own resources. This is achieved by training teaching assistants to develop and deliver individualised support programmes to meet the emotional needs of children and teenagers in their care. It recognises that children learn better and are happier in school if their emotional needs are also addressed. This intervention is now widely implemented by educational psychologists across Britain.

At Bryn Awel Primary School we have ELSA's who are emotional literacy support assistants. They are teaching assistants who have had special training from educational psychologists to support the emotional development of children and young people in school.  ELSA's have regular professional supervision from educational psychologists to help them in their work. 

Our ELSA programme is delivered by Mrs Kelly Koz and Miss Kara Watkins will be newly trained. They invite pupils into our Cwtsh Enfys and help  them learn some specific new skills and strategies.