The SCARF curriculum works in a holistic way to give children the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to help them develop coping strategies, including:
So your SCARF lessons will already be supporting children at this time of worry.
In addition to this, there are resources on our website designed to help children to manage anxiety, some of which are free for all schools, whether or not they have SCARF:
We also recommend the guidance for how to talk to children about the current situation from BBC NEWSROUND which includes a specific section on this: Advice if you're upset by the news.
There are now lots of online materials to support you with this issue. Here are a few that we've evaluated and think could be particularly helpful for teachers and parents/carers of primary-age children:
Produced by Coram SCARF, this free toolkit will help to:
Access our free Belonging toolkit.
Dr Tina Rae will lead this free webinar - How to Talk with Children and Young People About War | Understanding and Supporting our Refugee Children - on 4th April. There are also excellent resources to accompany this theme, including:
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