National resources

This set of slides takes you through international evidence of the impact of social and emotional learning and describes what the five core SEL competencies are. It can be customised for use in your setting.

Here are a  range of resources to get you going

This nice Oracy 'Dice Discussion' task to support wellbeing and open up conversations for children returning to school was created by Amy Parsons @amyparsonsMCA

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..

In this study, a team of experienced school advisors used a semi‐structured observation and interview protocol to rate various aspects of the implementation of SEAL in 49 primary and secondary schools. A total of 2242 pupils in 29 of these schools completed measures of social experiences and school ethos. School‐level attainment and attendance statistics were collated for all participating schools. Analysis revealed that ratings indicative of a whole‐school universal approach to SEAL were significantly associated with school ethos, which in turn predicted improved peer relationships,  better overall school attainment, and reduced persistent absence. Thematic analysis of the advisors’ records illuminated key dimensions and exemplars of whole‐school implementation. Results highlight the role of school ethos in systematically connecting whole‐school practices relating to SEAL with key indicators of school success..

These two documents provide a research-based progression in learning SEL from Reception to Year 9.