Management Information Sheet
Coping with Anxiety and Stress
For some children, young people and their families, his time of year can be particularly stressful with the build up to exams or assessments. This MI Sheet signposts to support for both pupils and staff to help them deal with worry and to develop healthy coping strategies and build resilience to cope with the pressure in their lives.
Primary
These resources will help your school to:
- Deliver activities to build resilience in stressful situations.
- Help pupils on how to manage anxiety, learn how stress may present and the impact it can have.
- Share advice with pupils about managing their own stress
- Create safe spaces where pupils can go if they're feeling overwhelmed.
Understanding stress lesson plan
Advice and support for coping with stress
Anxiety thermometer
Resilience ladder
Creating a safe environment in schools video
Secondary and FE
These resources will help your school to:
- Prepare students for the higher levels of anxiety or stress that they may feel in relation to exams and assessments.
- Share advice with pupils about managing their own stress and how to develop coping and self-care strategies.
Managing stress and anxiety: tips for students and apprentices
Exam stress lesson plan and PowerPoint
Healthy coping strategies: video for young people
Self-care form activities
Young Minds:Stress bucket activity
Childline:Coping with stress
Childline:Exam stress
Anna Freud self-care strategies for teenagers
Staff
These resources will help your school to
- Share advice with staff about managing their own stress.
How to handle stress: teachers & education staff
Online self-help tool for school staff
Interactive stress container for staff
Staff wellbeing poster
Education staff wellbeing charter
Staff guidance
Attend free Anna Freud webinar on anxiety 22.05.23
Helping children and young people to manage anxiety
Guidance for staff: Pupil anxiety
Exam and assessment stress: guidance for staff in further education colleges
Signposting to support (pupils):
Childline
YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds
On My Mind | Resources for Young People | Anna Freud Centre
Kooth (11-25 years)
Chat Health 07480 635060 (11-19 years)
Anna Freud Free Confidential Text Line - Text AFC to 85258
Download the primary pupils poster and secondary students poster
Signposting to support (families):
Mental Health advice and support for 0- 25yrs
Emotional health support and guidance
Just One Norfolk advice and resources for families
Parents and Careers | Advice and Guidance | Anna Freud Centre
This May Help Supporting anxiety
Request for support for mild to moderate mental needs
Signposting to support (staff):
Wellbeing Service for 16+
https://www.qwell.io/
Education Support Partnership
Anna Freud Free Confidential Text Line. Text AFC to 85258.
Download school and college staff poster
Want to do more?
Use our wellbeing in education guidance and tools to audit your current practice, develop an action plan and prioritise activities to support all members of the school community.
Join our Mental Health and Wellbeing Network Meetings to access practical evidence-based resources and illustrative examples of good practice, helping you make a meaningful difference for pupils within your school.
Our next session is on the 8 June 2023 - Engaging Families 15.45 - 17.15 TEAMS
Curriculum ideas:
The RSHE curriculum enables pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and values to support their own and others' mental health and wellbeing, including knowing when to seek help and support. Use our newly launched RSHE whole-school approach toolkit and join our primary or secondary RSHE Bootcamps to embed an effective provision of RSHE in your school.
For tips on how you can connect and improve your wellbeing follow: @Thisishow_Norfolk