Secondary Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (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 learn and work in schools. It proposes that the skills will be most effectively developed by pupils and staff through:
- using a whole-school approach to create the climate and conditions that implicitly promote the skills and allow these to be practised and consolidated
- direct and focused learning opportunities (during tutor time, across the curriculum, in focus groups and outside formal lessons)
- using learning and teaching approaches that support pupils to learn social and emotional skills and consolidate those already learnt
- continuing professional development for the whole staff of the school
Year 7 SEAL builds upon Primary SEAL. It applies the same principles. Currently, the SEAL Programme is being implemented in Years 7 and 8 and 9.
One 55minute lesson per week is dedicated to SEAL on the timetable for Year, Year 8 and Year 9 pupils. SEAL is delivered by teachers with Teaching Assistants supporting.
Due to the success of SEAL at Oakwood, we are now a Tracker School. This means that we are recognised Nationally for the work that we do.
Curriculum Content
Year 7 - Year 7 Themes 1 & 2 differentiated where necessary
Year 8 - Year 7 Themes 3 & 4 differentiated where necessary
Year 9 - Year 8 Themes 1, 2 and 3 differentiated where necessary |
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For more information regarding Secondary SEAL, please see the SEAL website or contact Mrs L Southwood on 0161 786 1927. |
