SEMH covers a wide range of social and emotional difficulties which can present in many ways. This may include becoming withdrawn or isolated, or displaying challenging or distressed behaviour. These behaviours may reflect underlying mental health needs such as depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEMH needs can also arise due to an unmet Special Educational Need, such as a learning or language need, or may be linked to experiences of adversity, trauma or interruptions to attachments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’ve produced guidance for schools about the support that should be available to all <\/strong>children and young people to help them thrive in school, regardless of whether they have any specific needs. This is known as ‘Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision<\/a>‘ (OAIP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ve created additional guidance for schools on supporting children and young people with SEND. This is called the ‘Targeted Support Framework<\/a>‘.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Targeted Support Framework also includes links to resources for parents if their child or young person has difficulties in any of these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ve created this summary page to explain more about different areas of social, emotional or mental health needs, <\/strong>with links to resources that parents may find useful<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInformation for parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Areas of SEMH needs<\/h3>\n\n\n
Social understanding<\/span>