The Teacher’s Role in Managing and Reducing Anxiety Among Primary School Children

This project, focuses on helping primary school teachers manage and reduce anxiety among their pupils. Anxiety in children can lead to sleep problems, ill-health, and issues with confidence and relationships, making school a challenging environment. Teachers, who spend over 1,150 hours a year with their students, are in a prime position to offer support. However, they often lack the necessary training to effectively manage anxiety on a day-to-day basis.

The research aims to understand the impact of classroom management on children's anxiety and develop training for teachers to proactively address and alleviate these issues. Through a combination of systematic reviews, in-depth interviews, and feasibility studies, the project seeks to equip teachers with practical strategies to reduce anxiety among primary school children. This could lead to a more supportive school environment, benefiting both children and their families. The expected outcome is a set of classroom management training resources that, if successful, could be evaluated further in a definitive trial. This initiative underscores the importance of teacher roles in mental health support and aims to foster a less anxious and more conducive learning environment for children.