The Northumberland SEAL

Introduction Overview Planning Grids Evaluation and Monitoring Planning for PSHE & Citizenship  


SEAL refers to a group of 5 of the 12 key Aspects of Learning:  Self-awareness, Managing feelings, Motivation, Empathy, Social skills;  explored in Excellence and Enjoyment that reflect Goleman’s competencies of Self-awareness, Self –regulation, Motivation, Social competence, Social skills (D. Goleman:Working with Emotional  Intelligence 1998 )

SEAL is also a significant resource to support the teaching and learning of these aspects or competencies. The aim of the resource is to provide a ‘A universal entitlement for children to take part in carefully planned work based on evidence-based good practice to help them develop the social, emotional and behavioural skills they need in order to succeed’ (DfES 2005)
 

Themes
New beginnings building a learning community
Getting on and falling out friendship including conflict and anger
Say No To Bullying  skills to recognise the signs and manage scenarios
Going for goals  persistence and perseverance
Good to be me  self esteem and inclusion
Relationships  loss and bereavement
Changes anticipate and cope with changes & transition
 

Pattern of each theme

Assemblies for each theme
Whole-school resources
Circle games
Whole-class work
Small group learning – challenges and other activities
Questions for reflection and enquiry
Cross-curricular materials

 
Training
 Training focuses upon putting a theme into practice while developing strategies to support emotional development of all participants in the learning environment. This requires the active participation of staff in their own emotional development through experience in some of the activities that they could use in the classroom. A whole school staff meeting is the preferred environment for an introduction or theme training. The meeting is intended to model subsequent meetings/training events that the school can repeat or develop later. Schools are encouraged to share dialogue with other schools and to participate in network opportunities.

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