
Gemma Fieldsend
Co-founder of Cog-Spark, mental health trainer and consultant, and co-author of Trauma-Informed Approaches in UK Schools; former NHS mental health nurse.
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Sep 7, 2026
How to Spot an Eating Disorder in a Child: A Guide For Teachers & Parents with Gemma Fieldsend and Jessica Parker
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yeah absolutely I mean and you've mentioned there the check-ins but do you think there's anything like teachers if they're listening they can do or almost as like practical strategies that they can implement to make their classroom a safe environment for their children

Gemma FieldsendGUEST
Yeah, I think one of the things with the work that we've done is I think there is such a value in ensuring schools and educators actually have training around what an eating disorder is and what it looks like.

Gemma FieldsendGUEST
Because we often find within those spaces and within those audiences that we have lots of questions following the training, which is beautiful and it's lovely because you're opening up that conversation.

Gemma FieldsendGUEST
And many times people will actually say, I didn't know what to, for example, be looking out for in a child or young person.

Gemma FieldsendGUEST
So it might have been that actually the first presentation was around anxiety or low self-esteem and self-worth and actually recognising that a child, you know, things outside We are complex human beings.

Gemma FieldsendGUEST
And actually, there could be so many things that we might be noticing or seeing.

Gemma FieldsendGUEST
So I think, firstly, the foundations need to be there as a school accessing or having training about what eating disorders are, what they look like.
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How do you start a conversation like that? Because I imagine from a lot of parents that could be seen as quite a difficult thing to hear.
