Meet our ELSA Team

Mrs Roberts	Mrs Leigh

What is an ELSA?

An ELSA in a school is an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. 

ELSAs are warm, kind and caring people who want to make children and young people feel happy in school, and to reach their potential socially, emotionally and academically. They understand the barriers to learning that some children and young people might have and can help them with this.

They can support the children and young person’s emotional development and help them cope with life’s challenges.

ELSAs will also help children and young people to find solutions to problems they might have. An ELSA is not there to fix problems but to help them find their own solutions and offer that important support to a child or young person.

What areas can and ELSA support with?

• Loss and bereavement
• Emotional Literacy
• Self-esteem
• Social Skills
• Friendship issues
• Relationships
• Managing strong feelings
• Anxiety and worries
• Bullying
• Conflict
• Emotional Regulation
• Growth Mindset
• Social and therapeutic stories
• Problem solving