Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
Children and young people may find it difficult to access or engage with education for many reasons. Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) is a term used to describe children or young people who experience difficulties in attending school or lessons due to worries. Factors which lead to EBSA are complex. These can overlap and occur within the individual or across home and school. Every pupil’s experience is different.
The resource below has been created by Ceredigion Educational Psychology Service to support individuals and their families to provide information to their school so that home and school can work together to meet the needs of the child/young person. This information is based on the current evidence base of factors which are associated with positive outcomes.