School Avoidance and Anxiety: A School Perspective” webinar presented by Dr Rebecca Torrance-Jenkins
Rebecca is a School Designer & Learning Consultant, applying insights from neuroscience and progressive educational thinking to design schools for the future and reimagine how young people people learn. A former Founding Head of Science, she writes across academic and mainstream platforms, with a forthcoming parenting book bridging research and everyday life. Rebecca is a member of the Learnus Council.
School avoidance is often misread as refusal, when it is more accurately a sign of distress.
This talk draws on neuroscience and classroom experience to show how stress, sensory overload, and environmental demands can overwhelm children — and how schools can adapt through calmer environments, predictable routines, and cultures of trust to help every child thrive.