SEAL: What is it and why do we need it?

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6. What do we want children to be able to do? In addition to good academic results, we all want children who ‘…..learn how to communicate their feelings, set themselves goals and work towards them, interact successfully with others, resolve conflicts peaceably, control their anger and negotiate their way through the many complex relationships in their lives today and tomorrow’. Adapted from Reva Klein, Defying Disaffection. www.sealcommunity.org

7. A structured and progressive curricular and whole-school approach to helping children develop the social, emotional and behavioural skills that underpin effective learning, positive behaviour, relationships and success in its broadest sense. What is SEAL? www.sealcommunity.org

8. What skills does SEAL seek to develop? Why do we need to teach these skills? What are the benefits of SEAL for schools and children? How does SEAL develop these skills? An explicit curriculum within a whole-school approach Why does it have to be whole-school? How we learn social and emotional skills: The importance of reinforcement Where do we go from here? 6 key questions www.sealcommunity.org

9. Self-awareness + self-valuing Managing feelings Motivation Goal setting and achieving Persistence and resilience Responsibility and autonomy Empathy Social skills Communication Assertiveness Problem-solving + conflict management What skills does SEAL aim to develop? The 50 learning outcomes These are fundamental skills for personal and social development AND for learning www.sealcommunity.org

10. 2. I can identify my strengths and feel positive about them. Some examples: Self-awareness (and self-valuing) www.sealcommunity.org

11. 18. I have a range of strategies to reduce, mange or change strong and uncomfortable feelings such as anger, anxiety, stress, loss and jealousy. Managing Feelings www.sealcommunity.org

12. 25. I can view errors as part of the normal learning process, and bounce back from disappointment or failure. Motivation www.sealcommunity.org

13. “There's good news and bad news. The bad news is Neil will be taking over both branches and some of you will lose your jobs. On a more positive note the good news is I've been promoted - so every cloud... you're still thinking about the bad news aren’t you?” Empathy33. I can see the world from other people’s points of view… www.sealcommunity.org

14. Empathy 31. I can work out how people are feeling through their words, body language, gestures, and tone. www.sealcommunity.org

15. 44. I can work and learn well in groups, taking on different roles, cooperating with others to achieve a joint outcome Social skills www.sealcommunity.org

16. Employers’ needs Changing society Links between learning, attainment and social and emotional skills Employers are looking for more than just technical skills and knowledge of a degree discipline. They particularly value skills such as communication, team working and problem solving. Job applicants who can demonstrate that they have developed these skills will have a real advantage. Digby Jones, Director-General, Confederation of British Industry Why do we need to teach these skills? 3 driving forces that won’t go away… www.sealcommunity.org

17. A changing society – a recognition that schools need to be part of the solution 1 in 10 young people between 5-15 suffers from a diagnosable mental health disorder (3 in every class) These children are more likely to have academic and interpersonal difficulties and to use drugs, alcohol and attempt suicide. (Green et al, 2005). In a school of 1000 pupils this means: 50 with depression 10 affected by eating disorders 100 experiencing ‘significant distress’ 10-20 with obsessive compulsive disorder 5-10 attempting suicide (www.youngminds.org.uk) A changing society www.sealcommunity.org

18. UNICEF (2007) Child well-being across 21 industrialised countries, taking into account relative poverty, educational and health standards, sexual behaviour and relationships with friends and parents. An unhappy society for our children 1. Netherlands 2. Sweden 3. Denmark 4. Finland 5. Spain 6. Switzerland 7. Norway 8. Italy 9. Republic of Ireland 10. Belgium 11. Germany 12. Canada 13. Greece 14. Poland 15.Czech Republic 16. France 17. Portugal 18. Austria 19. Hungary 20. United States 21. United Kingdom! www.sealcommunity.org

19. CASEL 2009 A US meta-analysis across the whole field summarized research on 207 SEL programmes. Suggested effective SEL programmes showed an 11% improvement in achievement tests, a 25% improvement in social and emotional skills and a 10% decrease in classroom misbehaviour, anxiety and depression CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 2009 Can EI predict differences in attainment and progress in secondary school? Emotional intelligence has a significant and important effect on learning. See also: Izard 2001 Fleming et al 2005 Carneiro 2006 Wang et al 1997 Zins et al 2004 Links between learning, attainment, social and emotional skills: The evidence www.sealcommunity.org

20. Importance of positive, safe environment for learning + relationships More teaching and learning time (less peer disagreements/ less poorly managed anger) SEAL skills are ‘gateway’ skills for learning: Understanding how we learn Increased responsibility Improved motivation persistence, resilience management of feelings associated with learning Better management of the social and emotional aspects of cognitive tasks Why does SEAL impact on attainment? www.sealcommunity.org

21. Work with someone you don’t know Partner A: Ask partner B to spell a difficult word Partner B: Ask partner A to answer a mental arithmetic problem (without writing it down) What have these skills got to do with learning? A quick activity.. www.sealcommunity.org

22. Work with your partner again What feelings did you experience when tackling this task? How did you manage them? What social skills did you use in the discussion? The social and emotional demands of cognitive activities Point to ponder… Are there any sorts of learning tasks that do not require emotional management and/or social skills? www.sealcommunity.org

23. Look at the list of learning outcomes for SEAL Which did you use in this activity? Points to ponder How might your school be different, if students had been taught (and used) the learning outcomes? How good are our own skills in these areas? Were we taught them? The Learning Outcomes for SEAL www.sealcommunity.org

24. Emotional literacy work RE PSHE Circle Time Assemblies Small group work Breakfast-clubs School council Playground buddies Peer mentoring Activity weeks- team building Golden rules/time Anti-bullying work Parent work…. What are we already doing to teach and foster SEL? www.sealcommunity.org

25. So…what can SEAL offer to help us to develop these skills ? A structured and progressive approach/A framework… Through direct teaching… • Through an entitlement spiral curriculum of explicit teaching and learning opportunities • Through a continuum of provision accessed according to need And through reinforcement (the whole-school approach) • Through reinforcement across the curriculum • Through the ‘caught’ – ethos and environment (including staff behaviour) www.sealcommunity.org

26. A continuum of provision within a positive environment Whole-school policies and practice. EHWB Staff skills and confidence Additional highly personalised interventions Small-group intervention for children who need additional help in developing skills, and for their families Family and community involvement Effective first teaching of social, emotional and behavioural skills to all children (across the curriculum) A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT MEETS OUR NEEDS www.sealcommunity.org

27. The importance of the family dimension Children spend 1,200 hours of the year at school and up to 8,112 hours in the home…. www.sealcommunity.org

28. Dear Mrs. Jones, I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot. From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in. Yours Sincerely,Mrs. Smith www.sealcommunity.org