Background
How does SEAL support the Every Child Matters agenda?
SEAL aims to promote the learning of skills that are essential for young people to achieve the five outcomes now and in the future, and helps schools create a safe and emotionally healthy learning environment where pupils can learn effectively.
Be healthy
There is considerable evidence that this type of approach is effective in reducing specific mental and emotional health problems such as depression and anxiety, and reduces risk factors such as impulsiveness which contribute to aggression.
Enjoy and achieve
SEAL helps children and young people to improve their learning skills, in particular to manage their feelings such as anger and frustration, to become more resilient and to set themselves goals or targets and work towards them.
Make a positive contribution
One of the aims of SEAL is to enhance the social skills that prepare pupils to make an active contribution to the various groups to which they belong.
Stay safe
SEAL helps pupils to understand and manage difficult emotions and know how to act in challenging circumstances and helps them develop strategies to address conflict, violence, bullying and harassment.
Where applied successfully in a whole-school context, SEAL can help create an environment where bullying is minimised and feelings of safety are enhanced.
Achieve economic well-being
Social and emotional skills are recognised as being essential in the workplace where the skills of working effectively with others, demonstrating empathy and being self-motivated are of particular importance.
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