--- title: 'Responding to School Anxiety for Teachers' url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/school-avoidance/responding-to-school-anxiety-for-teachers' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/school-avoidance/responding-to-school-anxiety-for-teachers.md' date: '2026-02-05' description: 'For many children, school can feel daunting and cause a range of anxieties which can sometimes be understood as Emotional-Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Alis shares with us a range of helpful strategies that you can use to help children in your care to feel less anxious and happier about attending school and crucially explains why these techniques can be so effective. Watch now to find out what you can do to support children experiencing Emotional-Based School Avoidance and how you can enrich their mental health and education experience.' taxonomy: category: - Challenges tag: - 'School Avoidance' - Anxiety - 'School Life' type: - Video contributor: - 'Alis Rocca' - 'Will Fielding' - 'Samantha Wrightson' --- # Responding to school anxiety or EBSA [ School Avoidance ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:School%20Avoidance) [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ School Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:School%20Life) [ ![Nip in the Bud](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/themes/nitb/images/logos/round-logo.png) ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us "About Nip in the Bud") ![Alis Rocca](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/alis-rocca/alis-rocca.jpg) Speaker [Alis Rocca](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/alis-rocca)team Duration: 0h 3m 4s Published: August 2024 Produced and Directed by: [Will Fielding](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/will-fielding) For many children, school can feel daunting and cause a range of anxieties which can sometimes be understood as Emotional-Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Alis shares with us a range of helpful strategies that you can use to help children in your care to feel less anxious and happier about attending school and crucially explains why these techniques can be so effective. 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