Ten or twelve fully-funded therapy sessions per pupil, led by a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Sessions will include a range of therapeutic activity (including use of sand, puppets, music, movement, role-play, clay, arts and crafts and toys) to build rapport and communication with the pupil with the aim of forming a safe and warm therapeutic relationship to explore their emotional world (to help identify, work through and resolve emotional conflicts). 

This is a highly therapeutic intervention and so will be suitable for a very limited number of highly vulnerable pupils. These pupils may or may not have SEND but will have been touched by adverse childhood experiences, including:

• domestic violence
• parental abandonment through separation or divorce
• a parent with a mental health condition
• being the victim of abuse (physical, sexual and/or emotional)
• being the victim of neglect (physical and emotional)
• a member of the household being in prison
• growing up in a household where adults are experiencing alcohol and drug use problems