Emotionally Based School Avoidance (Short Course)

The new emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA) short course seeks to support practitioners responding to the growing numbers of children and young people who experience emotional challenges in attending school, an increase observed both locally and nationally. Recent statistics from the Department for Education (2024) found that 20.2% of children were persistently absent in the academic year 2023/2024 to date. Improving school attendance is therefore a key priority for many educational settings.

Home Students International Students This postgraduate level short course will benefit anyone working with, or aspiring to work with, children and young people, specifically in terms of attendance within an educational setting. You will ideally have: A bachelor's degree or equivalent Experience working in an education setting, for example, early years, a primary school, special school, secondary school, further education college, alternative educational provision, or informal education settings. Please note: If you do not meet the academic requirements detailed above but have at least 3 years of relevant work experience and have evidence of recent study or professional development (to demonstrate an ability to study at Level 7) we may consider your application.

IELTS Academic 6.0 overall (min 5.5 in each sub-skill) or approved SELT equivalent

International students: TBC

UK students: TBC

UK/Home: TBC

International: TBC

UCAS deadline (equal consideration); UCAS Extra: from late February; Clearing: from July 2026

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