Written for Positive Young Minds, April 2024: https://positiveyoungmind.com/five-little-steps/ The number of pupils experiencing difficulties with their social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) is rising rapidly and when we consider the huge pressures put on children at present, it is any wonder? Pressures from the national curriculum In the early years, the national expectations for the end of the reception year (age 5) involve, amongst other aspects: reading; writing;