Avonbourne School
A Business & Enterprise College
SEAL
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
SEAL is central to getting on in life, which affects our;
- Learning
- Behaviour
- Emotional Health
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 work in schools.
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, said; ‘In Secondary Schools SEAL will help teachers to teach the behavioural 3R’s of rules, responsibility and respect. It will also cultivate the right attitude amongst young people, giving them the broader social skills that will allow them to do well in job interviews, the workplace and wider society.’
SEAL is a whole school approach that will only be successful if it includes what is taught, how it is taught and what kind of place the school and classroom is.
Aims of SEAL
To give students the skills to enable them to:
- To improve Achievement
- To improve Behaviour
- To improve Attendance
Research has shown that students who are most socially and emotionally developed achieve better than those who are not.
The most successful students are those who are:
- Self-motivated
- Make and sustain friendships
- Able to resolve conflicts
- Able to solve problems
- Work as a team
- Can recover from setbacks
- Can understand and value differences between people
SEAL fits in well with the Restorative Approaches we already use and complements the ECM Agenda. SEAL promotes the learning of skills which will enable them to achieve the five outcomes and helps to create a safe and emotionally healthy learning environment.
Be Healthy; SEAL helps to develop social and emotional health and well-being in staff and students.
Enjoy and Achieve; SEAL helps students to manage their feelings and set themselves realistic targets.
Make a Positive Contribution; SEAL helps students to resolve conflicts and therefore enables them to make positive contributions.
Stay Safe; SEAL helps students to develop strategies to cope with difficult situations, which may in turn ensure their safety.
Achieve Economic Well-Being; Social and Emotional Skills are essential in the workplace, so developing these early in life will provide students with greater options when they start work.
