What is ELSA?
ELSAs are emotional literacy support assistants working in schools. They:
- help children recognise, understand and manage emotions to increase success.
- plan and deliver individual (and small group) support programmes.
- receive training and supervision from Educational Psychologists.
Why is Emotional Literacy Important?
“Developing children as rounded people and active members of the community is at the heart of What schools are about.”
Estelle Morris in a speech to SCAA Primary Curriculum Conference, June 1997.