Nottingham council team up with Founder of The £2 Tuition Hub to launch the EBSA support service to tackle school avoidance
With many young people struggling with EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance) in Nottinghamshire, the founder of the ‘The £2 Tuition Hub’ Amy Hastings is launching a new programme specifically designed to help parents who are finding that mainstream school isn’t working for their child’s needs.
The EBSA programme is a service which offers support through live and recorded online lessons to pupils across the county, online mentoring support and SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) support ,which involves the SENCO meeting with the student’s school to help the pupil reengage with learning.
Amy, who is originally from Nottingham and now resides in Derby, knows first hand the experience of dealing with a child who was too anxious to attend school, which has led to the service which aims to offer education in a way that prioritises well-being. The initial trial of the programme involved supporting twelve families and, since launching, hundreds of families have since registered their interest.
The service has also been approved as a provider in Nottinghamshire so their council will be able to use the EBSA programme to help children who need an alternative provision, sometimes known as an EOTAS package (An Education Otherwise Than at School). It joins other achievements for Amy, including setting up the £2 tuition hub, a community for thousands of homeschooling parents to access education online in a range of subjects for their children.
“As both a teacher and Mum to an autistic child, I understand the difficulties faced by many parents whose children do not want to attend school and know first hand how challenging it can be to find people who can support your family to get the support required. I had to change my daughter’s education in a way to provide time, space and an approach that worked for her. And I’m thrilled to be working with Nottingham and Derby council to support many families who are struggling with ESBA to find a solution,”
- Amy Hastings, founder of the £2 Tuition Hub.
THE EBSA SUPPORT SERVICE is a service designed to supporting children experiencing EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance) by providing interactive webinars and mentoring sessions. For more information, visit: ebsasupport.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/ParentPack