SEAL

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SEAL

• Knowsley
• Learning teaching Team

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• An overview of the Social and Emotional Aspects
  of Learning (SEAL)
• The national and local picture with regard to
  SEAL
• Considering how support services could use and
  promote SEAL

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What is SEAL ?

• SEAL is a comprehensive approach to promoting the
  social and emotional skills that underpin
  effective learning, positive behaviour, regular
  attendance, staff effectiveness and the emotional
  health and well-being of all who learn and work
  in schools

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Why is SEAL important in our Schools?
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• be effective and successful learners
• be self motivated
• make and sustain friendships
• deal with and resolve conflict effectively
• solve problems by themselves and with others
• manage strong feelings
• recover from setbacks and persist in the face of
  difficulty
• work co-operatively
• recognise and stand up for their rights and the
  rights of others
• understand and value differences and
  commonalities between people (their values and
  beliefs).

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SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING

• Self-awareness
• Managing feelings
• Empathy
• Motivation
• Social skills
• Primary and Secondary (Relating to Golemans 5
  competencies for EL)

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What do we want for our children?

• We 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.And-We want a community filled with
  adults who model this

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Whole School Approach

• For SEAL to be effective a whole school
  approach is key
• The SEAL Resource has extensive materials to
  support emotional and social development from
  Early Years through to the end of KS3
• It is a structured themed resource making key
  skills explicit and accessible to all

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Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills Taught
or Caught?

• TAUGHT?
• Teaching social, emotional and behavioural skills
  to children makes a difference to their learning,
  behaviour and life outcomes.
• CAUGHT?
• Children need
• practice in real-life situations
• a supportive organisational environment (where
  it is safe to try new things and take a risk)
• an emotionally positive environment (where
  social, emotional and behavioural skills are
  modelled and coached routinely and consistently)

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The SEAL Resource

• Assemblies
• Classroom activities and resources linked to
  PSHE and subjects
• Circle Time Activities
• Materials to support small groups and individuals
  
• Family materials
• Early Years and Foundation Stage materials
• Staff development and research materials

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Themes

• Theme 1 New beginnings
• Theme 2 Getting on and falling out
• Theme 3 Say no to bullying
• (one or two weeks of learning opportunities
  across the curriculum)
• Theme 4 Going for goals!
• Theme 5 Good to be me
• Theme 6 Relationships
• Theme 7 Changes

SPIRAL CURRICULUM
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Conditions for learning

• Emphasis on relationships
• Staff work well together and staff morale is high
• Staff work together to solve problems
• The well-being of staff and children is taken
  seriously
• The environment is welcoming
• Children have opportunities to give their views
  and to be listened to
• Staff recognise the impact of what they say and
  do on the children and model appropriate social,
  emotional and behavioural skills

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SEAL National

• Primary SEBS (Social, Emotional and Behavioural
  Skills)
• Primary SEAL introduced 2005 materials and
  resources for supporting and developing SEAL from
  foundation upwards
• Secondary SEAL launched May 2007.
• A further 13 million committed 2008/09

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SEAL Knowsley

• LA Steering Group set up in Sept 2006 with
  representatives from
• EP Service
• Healthy Schools
• Education Change Partners
• Inclusion team
• Area Support Teams
• National Strategy Learning and Teaching
  Consultants
• SEAL is part of Knowsleys CYP Plan

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SEAL Knowsley Primary

• School Self Evaluation
• Lead Schools identified
• Evelyn C.P. Malvern C.P
• St Brigid's R.C. Primary
• Primary Conferences 2006 and 2008
• Support and development with individual schools
• Primary networks, training and projects
• Emotional Literacy Assessment and Intervention
  Tool provided

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SEAL Knowsley Secondary

• Lead schools identified
• (Halewood College, Kirkby Sports College, Higher
  Side Prescot)
• Training and development is ongoing

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SEAL Knowsley Secondary

• SEAL activities at lead schools
• Whole school INSET
• Year 7 PSHE/Citizenship
• Learning Readiness (form time)
• Small group intervention (Silver Set)
• SEAL Breakfasts for staff
• Circle Time Room
• SEAL into the curriculum
• Links with joining school community

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Current

• The National Strategy monitors progress towards
  targets.
• SEAL Conference 30th June 2009
• Links with partner agencies still need to be
  developed.

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• Questions?