Our Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)
At Shaw Primary, we are proud to support children’s emotional wellbeing as well as their academic learning. ELSA stands for Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. An ELSA works with children to help them understand and manage their emotions, build confidence, and develop positive relationships with others.
Our ELSA, Mrs Chinn, works closely with children who may need some extra support with things such as friendship, self-esteem, anxiety or coping with changes. Through gentle, nurturing sessions, she helps children to feel listened to, supported and ready to succeed both in and out of the classroom.
We are very fortunate to have Mrs Chinn as part of our team, and her work plays an important role in ensuring all of our children feel happy, safe and ready to learn.