FD SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING Positive Behaviour and raising self-esteem FD SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING
Areas for discussion Social and emotional development SEAL Self esteem Effects/impact of self esteem Nurture Groups What do you know about these?
School is not just about education
Children’s development A crucial aspect of supporting pupils development involves your role and responsibilities for providing routines and activities that will help to meets all the child’s development needs. Social Physical Intellectual Communication Language
Promoting children’s social development Promoting children’s social development involves helping children to develop Socialisation – how to relate socially and emotionally to other people Independence – doing things for themselves Moral concepts – recognising right/wrong Acceptable behaviour – with rules of school Positive relationships – understanding rights of others
Task Identify activities in school encourage social development
Social and emotional aspects of learning Students who are anxious, angry or depressed don’t learn; people who are in these states do not take in information efficiently or deal with it well… when emotions overwhelm concentration, what is being swamped is the mental capacity cognitive scientists call ‘working memory’, the ability to hold in mind all information relevant to the task at hand. Goleman, D. Emotional Intelligence (New York: Bantam Books, 1995)
SEAL Daniel Goleman - who many credit with bringing awareness of the importance of ‘emotional intelligence’ to popular attention http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151715/http://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/DFES0110200MIG2122.pdf
SEAL SEAL resources aim to provide schools and settings with an explicit, structured whole-curriculum framework for developing all children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills.
Resources http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/toolkit/behaviour http://kids.getonwiththegame.com/teachers-corner/teachers-packs/?gclid=CJWWxeyYm8ICFVDKtAodo3oA1Q
Task 2 Research SEAL and evaluate how this initiative has a positive impact on behaviour