This theme focuses on developing children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in four key aspects of social and emotional learning: empathy, self-awareness, social skills and motivation.

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.

This Silver set provides an early intervention for children who need additional support in developing their social, emotional and behavioural skills. It is aimed at children in Years 1 and 2 and links to the Blue set. The ideas in the materials could also be adapted, however, to provide group work for children in Year 3 and in the Foundation Stage.

For Wales, English medium. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under 'Wales: Welsh medium'.

The Purple sets provide ideas for use by staff (for example, in staff meetings or on in-service training days). They are designed to be fun, to encourage learning and reflection, and to support the building of an adult community that is based on trust, support and fairness. For Wales, English medium.

Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under Wales: Welsh Medium.

Primary SEAL family materials to accompany curriculum work in Theme 1, New Beginnings (for Wales: English Medium). The gold set provides a set of activities for families to do at together at home when undertaking Theme 1. Note that there are Welsh medium versions of this booklet. Please search under Wales: Welsh Medium.

This report was produced in 2010, evaluating the impact of secondary SEAL in a number of schools - regardless of how fully they had implemented the suggested guidelines (e.g. of taking a whole school approach). It is critical of SEAL, and concludes that SEAL does not impact on the key areas explored.

See also Robin Banerjee's report (on the site), published in the same year, for an alternative evaluation (Banerjee tracked a number of primary and secondary schools who had implemented SEAL fully, in the way set out in the guidance).

This report makes links between promoting and supporting positive behaviour in primary schools through the development of SEAL. It was published in 2009, Ref: 00153-2009FLY-EN.

These documents suggest activities for working with small groups of secondary school pupils (perhaps with additional needs in the areas described).

These documents suggest activities for working with small groups of secondary school pupils (perhaps with additional needs in the areas described). They contain guidance and activities for running small group sessions (similar to the 'silver set' in primary SEAL) in the following areas:

- Becoming independent
- Conflict resolution
- developing positive relationships
- Managing change
- Managing strong feelings
- problem solving
- understanding myself
- working together

These documents suggest activities for working with small groups of secondary school pupils (perhaps with additional needs in the areas described). They contain guidance and activities for running small group sessions (similar to the 'silver set' in primary SEAL) in the following areas:

- Becoming independent
- Conflict resolution
- developing positive relationships
- Managing change
- Managing strong feelings
- problem solving
- understanding myself
- working together