Become an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

The ELSA intervention aims to support the emotional needs of children and young people.  

We train school staff to develop and deliver individualised support programmes to support their students. 

This intervention has been widely used across Britain. 

To find out more or book this training, email our Educational Psychology and Wellbeing Service at elsa-intervention@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. 

Become a Mediated Learning Support Assistant (MeLSA)

The MeLSA intervention aims to support skilled and independent learning. 

We run interactive and evidence-based training to help you: 

  • understand the psychology of mediated learning 
  • gain skills to support children and young people 

Bristol Educational Psychology Service designed this intervention. We’re now running a pilot in Royal Greenwich from September 2024.  

To find out more or book this training, email our Educational Psychology and Wellbeing Service at EPS-admin@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. 

Find other training

To get personalised training for your school, speak to your Educational Psychologist during your planning meetings. We can provide training in: 

  • active listening 
  • anger management 
  • ASD and learning 
  • attachment 
  • bereavement and loss 
  • emotion coaching 
  • emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA)  
  • executive functioning  
  • Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)  
  • person-centred planning  
  • precision teaching  
  • raising self-esteem and resiliency  
  • social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) and the Code of Practice  
  • solution-focused thinking  
  • special time  
  • supporting children with transition  
  • supporting young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)   
  • supporting young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)  
  • therapeutic stories  
  • trauma-informed approaches  
  • understanding and supporting young people with anxiety  
  • understanding executive functioning in children and young people  
  • Video interaction guidance (VIG) principles  
  • whole-school approaches to SEMH  
  • working memory  
  • zones of regulation 

Find out about how educational psychology supports children and young people