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Anxiety
attachment theory
attachment theory in education
Author_Emma Connor
behaviour management
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child mental health
child psychologist
child psychology
classroom calm
emotional literacy
emotional regulation
emotional wellbeing in schools
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mental health
mental health resources for teachers
mindfulness in schools
neuroscience and learning
pastoral care in schools
post-covid anxiety
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school counsellors
SEN support
SEND
separation anxiety
social and emotional learning
social anxiety
special educational needs
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supporting anxious learners
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teaching assistants
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Product details
- ISBN 9781805018018
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 21 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Anxiety is one of the biggest challenges facing children in education today, cited as one of the main reasons children do not attend school. While many books help teachers understand mental health, few focus on anxiety - which school staff feel they know the least about.
Emma Connor offers a compassionate, practical toolkit for supporting anxious children in school. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, she combines attachment theory, neuroscience, and effective strategies that fit naturally into everyday teaching.
Warm, grounded, and deeply respectful of educators, this book empowers every member of the school community to build emotional safety, strengthen relationships, and create classrooms where children can truly thrive.
Emma Connor is a child psychotherapist and director of Your Space Therapies, where she leads creative arts, play and talking therapy services, as well as training and consultancy for schools across the UK. A regular keynote speaker at education conferences, she is also an award-winning contributor to the Professional Education Systems Institute and a senior lecturer at the Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education.
