Self‐esteem groups for secondary pupils with dyslexia

This paper describes group work developed to enhance pupil self‐esteem. The intervention was originally developed in response to an identified need that arose in a resourced provision for pupils identified as having dyslexia, attached to a mainstream secondary school. However, more recently the same intervention has been found to be beneficial for pupils in mainstream provision. Feedback from pupils indicated that they found participating in a group very enjoyable, and that it had been useful to work with others who had similar difficulties. The staff involved reported a variety of beneficial outcomes for those who had taken part and requested that such groups become a regular feature of the psychology service to the school. A self‐rating scale administered prior to and following one group showed a rise in self‐esteem scores for the group as a whole over the course of the six‐week intervention.