Component 2: Social and emotional learning for students resources

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Download Component 2: Social and emotional learning for students (PDF, 5.6MB)

Social and emotional learning – How it works
Parent information sheet What social and emotional learning is all about (PDF, 834KB)
Why feelings are important (PDF, 774KB)
Supporting kids confidence (PDF, 808KB)
Overview Why social and emotional learning is important (PDF, 792KB)
Suggestions Supporting children’s social and emotional learning – Suggestions for parents & carers (PDF, 615KB)
Supporting children’s social and emotional learning – Suggestions for teaching staff (PDF, 615KB)
Other Resources Social and emotional learning – Other resources (PDF, 677KB)
Helping children cope with fears and worries
Parent information sheet Helping children cope with fears (PDF, 760KB)
Overview Helpful coping skills for common childhood fears (PDF, 783KB)
Suggestions Helping children to learn to cope (PDF, 622KB)
Learning to cope through helpful self-talk (PDF, 622KB)
Other Resources Helping children to cope with fears – Other resources (PDF, 678KB)
Learning to manage anger
Parent information sheet Kids and anger: How to help (PDF, 739KB)
Overview Helping children learn to manage anger (PDF, 851KB)
Suggestions Helping children to be cool and stay calm (PDF, 655KB)
Talking to children to help them manage anger (PDF, 616KB)
Other Resources Helping children learn to manage anger – Other resources (PDF, 674KB)
Children and friendship
Parent information sheet Everyone needs a friend (PDF, 756KB)
Overview Helping children learn positive friendship skills (PDF, 983KB)
Suggestions Supporting children’s friendship skills – Suggestions for parents & carers (PDF, 615KB)
Supporting children’s friendships skills – Suggestions for school staff (PDF, 611KB)
Other Resources Children’s friendship skills – Other resources (PDF, 675KB)
Helping children make decisions and solve problems
Parent information sheet Helping kids choose wisely (PDF, 760KB)
Overview Learning to make good decisions and solve problems (PDF, 791KB)
Suggestions Supporting children’s decision making skills – Suggestions for parents & carers (PDF, 614KB)
Supporting children’s decision making skills – Suggestions for teaching staff (PDF, 613KB)
Other Resources Making decisions and solving problems – Other resources (PDF, 675KB)
Learning to resolve conflict
Parent information sheet Learning to value others (PDF, 765KB)
Learning to resolve conflict (PDF, 755KB)
Overview How children can learn to resolve conflict (PDF, 788KB)
Suggestions Helping children to resolve conflict – Suggestions for parents & carers (PDF, 610KB)
Helping children to resolve conflict – Suggestions for school staff (PDF, 610KB)
Other Resources Resolving conflict – Other resources (PDF, 676KB)