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Critical Incident Support for Settings and Staff

Critical Incident Support for Settings and Staff

Nottingham City Educational Psychology Service

In school settings, you may need to adapt swiftly to provide support and education during unprecedented situations.

Feeling anxious and worried during this time is normal. As school staff, you may harbor additional concerns about how the children and young people you work with will cope, along with a sense of sadness for them. Children and young people are likely to feel anger and sadness in these situations, especially those preparing for their upcoming exams. Reflecting on the feelings associated with this period can be helpful, as they relate to the process of grief, the loss of normality, fear for the future, and the disruption of our usual ways of connecting.

We have gathered resources available online to aid school staff in managing their own wellbeing and that of young people. We have also outlined how the educational psychology service has evolved to offer support to you during this time.

Staff dealing with CYP's emotions

Planning, schedules, routines and curriculum

Staff mental & physical wellbeing

As with many other providers the educational psychology service is learning to adapt to a new way of working with the hope to support you during this difficult period. Below details some services we can offer during this time.

Ongoing basis Short term Medium/long term
  • Remote consultations (via phone/video calls)

  • Staff supervision on an individual or group basis (via phone/video calls)

  • Support for parents/vulnerable families (via phone call)

  • Support with usual LA
    processes, e.g. HLN/EHCPs

  • Providing support and guidance to school staff and senior leadership teams managing the impact of a critical incident in the school community
  • Providing resources and ideas to schools to support settings, parents and children to adapt to the current situation

  • Virtual training sessions and webinars
  • Transition support for vulnerable students moving to new settings, classes (e.g. MAPs/PATHs)

  • Support with developing supportive universal provision for all students upon the return to school

How to contact us:

Main office: eps.admin@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Please also feel free to contact your link educational psychologist directly.

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