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Implementation

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What is the role of leadership and management?

Schools that have been engaged in SEAL have found that commitment and support, from headteacher, deputy head and the senior leadership team, is essential, but the more detailed management of SEAL might be driven forward by a working group with representatives from all key areas of the school including pastoral leaders, subject leads, class teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors, school nurses and pupils. It is helpful if the steering group is actively supported by those outside the school including LA advisers, LA support services, behaviour and attendance consultants, healthy schools coordinators, educational psychologists, extended school coordinators and so on.

Having so many people involved can be confusing, so it is important to clarify the roles and responsibilities and ensure that someone is appointed to coordinate and lead on the ongoing developments and ensure that actions are carried out, meetings are convened and are purposeful, and systems for monitoring and evaluating are in place. In addition to being involved in steering groups, colleagues outside school have been particularly valued in helping with monitoring and evaluation and offering support and challenge during planning, review and monitoring and evaluation.