Emotional Based School Avoidance Resource Pack (EBSA)

A pack of resources to use with young people experiencing emotional based school avoidance. The pack contains the following:

Feelings flashcards in symbols. Can be used for a matching game or talking prompts
Emotions scale – emotions from 1-5 that can be used to discuss feelings in different situations
My Ideal School – flashcards with questions to help the young person discuss what an ideal school would be like
My Ideal School – questions in symbols
Preparation for Adulthood visual – 2xA4 sheets that can be put together to create a visual for discussing preparation for adulthood in meetings
Push and Pull factors towards school/away from school
Transition to a new school talking cards. These could also be used to discuss transitions within school.
What makes you fizz worksheet for young person to discuss things that make them feel stressed and angry
25 page worry work pack – contains flashcards for young people to sort into things that cause them worry including blank cards for own ideas; a sheet to identify likelihood of the worrying thing happening; worry scale and a worry mountain
Young person’s voice questionnaire
True/False questions about school