We created these assemblies, drawing on ideas from Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco , a class teacher in the British School in the Netherlands, and from our own recent ZOOM SEAL lessons with children..
National resources
This Powerpoint of lesson starters/interactive activities/posters/film clips provides highly engaging, thought-provoking materials for KS2 or 3 lessons and assemblies.
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This theme focuses on developing children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in three key social and emotional aspects of learning: empathy, managing feelings (with a focus on anger) and social skills. Each colour-coded set is organised around developing the ethos of the classroom – extending the work of Theme 1 New beginnings on cooperation and valuing diversity, and focusing on four key content areas:
- developing the social skills of friendship
- working well together in a group
- managing anger
- resolving conflict.
The overview contains scripted and interactive assemblies, as well as learning outcomes from nursery-Y6. For Wales, Welsh medium. Note that there are English medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: English medium'.
This theme focuses primarily on the key aspect of motivation, with a subsidiary focus on self-awareness. It gives an important opportunity for all children’s abilities, qualities and strengths to be valued. For Wales, Welsh medium. Note that there are English medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: English medium'.
This theme aims to develop and revisit four of the key social and emotional aspects of learning covered in previous themes, through a focus on bullying – what it is; how it feels; why people bully; how we can prevent and respond to it; and how children can use their social, emotional and behavioural skills to tackle this crucialproblem. The four aspects of learning in which knowledge, skills and understanding are developed are self-awareness, empathy, managing feelings and social skills.The overview contains scripted and interactive assemblies, as well as learning outcomes from nursery-Y6. For Wales, Welsh medium. Note that there are English medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: English medium'.
This is a list of useful music for SEAL assemblies and lessons
This theme focuses on developing children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in three key social and emotional aspects of learning: empathy, managing feelings (with a focus on anger) and social skills. Each colour-coded set is organised around developing the ethos of the classroom – extending the work of Theme 1 New beginnings on cooperation and valuing diversity, and focusing on four key content areas:
- developing the social skills of friendship
- working well together in a group
- managing anger
- resolving conflict.
The overview contains scripted and interactive assemblies, as well as learning outcomes from nursery-Y6.
For Wales, English medium. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: Welsh medium'.
This theme focuses on developing children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in four key social and emotional aspects of learning: empathy, self-awareness, social skills and motivation.
For Wales, English medium. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: Welsh medium'.
This theme is the second of two focusing specifically on feelings. It explores feelings within the context of our important relationships including family and friends. The theme aims to develop knowledge,
understanding and skills in three key social and emotional aspects of learning:self-awareness, managing feelings and empathy.
In addition, there is a focus throughout the theme on helping children understand the feelings associated with an experience that we all need to cope with at some time: that of loss – whether of a favourite possession, a friend, a family home, or a loved one.
The overview contains scripted and interactive assemblies, as well as learning outcomes from nursery-Y6.
For Wales, English medium. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: Welsh medium'.
This theme aims to develop and revisit four of the key social and emotional aspects of learning covered in previous themes, through a focus on bullying – what it is; how it feels; why people bully; how we can prevent and respond to it; and how children can use their social, emotional and behavioural skills to tackle this crucial
problem. The four aspects of learning in which knowledge, skills and understanding are developed are self-awareness, empathy, managing feelings and social skills.
The overview contains scripted and interactive assemblies, as well as learning outcomes from nursery-Y6.
For Wales, English medium. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: Welsh medium'.
This theme is the first of two focusing specifically on feelings. It explores feelings in the context of the child as an individual, developing self-awareness and helping the child to realise that it really is ‘Good to be me'. The theme is about understanding our feelings as well as considering our strengths and weaknesses as learners. It aims to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in three key social and emotional aspects of learning: self-awareness, managing feelings and empathy.
For Wales, English medium. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: Welsh medium'.
This theme focuses primarily on the key aspect of motivation, with a subsidiary focus on self-awareness. It gives an important opportunity for all children’s abilities, qualities and strengths to be valued.
For Wales, English medium. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: Welsh medium'.