Under the pilot scheme, which has been running for two years in Murrayburn and Balgreen primary schools, children can tell the school counsellor about their problems and make appointments through letterboxes marked the Place 2 Talk. It is part of the wider Place 2 Be project that provides emotional support to help children deal with a number of problems including bullying, bereavement and abuse.
Alex Stark, headteacher at Murrayburn school, said a survey of parents, teachers and pupils had found the scheme successful and she was now considering how to expand it. 'We are looking at doing this with the nursery class,' she said.
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