National resources

These assemblies were created following the printing/publication of the Theme booklets for primary SEAL. They offer further interactive, scripted assemblies for use in primary schools, linked to each theme.

These assemblies were created following the printing/publication of the Theme booklets for primary SEAL. They offer further interactive, scripted assemblies for use in primary schools, linked to each theme.

These assemblies were created following the printing/publication of the Theme booklets for primary SEAL. They offer further interactive, scripted assemblies for use in primary schools, linked to each theme.

This resource provides plans for small group work at KS2 (published on the web following the printing of the original SEAL materials),

It offers an excellent overview of how to set up group-work, ideas for starter activities, handouts etc. relevant to the following primary SEAL themes:

New Beginnings
Getting on and falling out
Going for Goals
Good to be me

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

The theme offers children the opportunity to see themselves as valued individuals within a community, and to contribute to shaping a welcoming, safe and fair learning community for all. Throughout the theme children explore feelings of happiness and excitement, sadness, anxiety and fearfulness, while learning (and putting into practice) shared models for ‘calming down’ and ‘problem solving’.

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 aspects of social and emotional learning: empathy, self-awareness, social skills and motivation.

The theme offers children the opportunity to see themselves as valued individuals within a community, and to contribute to shaping a welcoming, safe and fair learning community for all. Throughout the theme children explore feelings of happiness and excitement, sadness, anxiety and fearfulness, while learning (and putting into practice) shared models for ‘calming down’ and ‘problem solving’.

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 2: Getting on and falling out. The gold set provides a set of activities to send home when undertaking Theme 2 for families to do together at home.

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

These activities are designed to help you as a staff group to think about the issues involved in working with children on the feelings and behaviours associated with getting on and falling out. The theme offers opportunities for children and staff to continue the work started in Theme 1 New beginnings on creating a positive ethos within the classroom.

 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 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'.

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 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.

 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 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.

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 3, Say no to bullying. The gold set provides a set of activities for families to do together at home when undertaking Theme 3.

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

The Saying no to bullying theme is structured differently from the other themes. It is intended that the work takes place over the period of a week or so, and that work in each subject area is focused on the aims of the theme as well as on subject-related objectives. Many schools have chosen to use the theme-related work to coincide with the national antibullying week in November.

 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 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.

 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.

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'.

Primary SEAL family materials to accompany curriculum work in Theme 4, Going for goals. The gold set provides a set of activities for families to do together at home when undertaking Theme 4.

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

The following activities are designed to be carried out in the staff room to help adults to tune in to the strands of the theme at an adult level, and to experience at first hand some off the activities that the children will be engaging with at different stages. These activities are designed to help you as a staff group to think about the issues involved in working with children on how we motivate ourselves, how to reach goals and how to be an effective learner.

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