A pilot programme to develop social and emotional skills in secondaryschool pupils has delivered "discernable improvements" in nine of 11schools evaluated by Ofsted.
The Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (Seal) programme launchedin 54 schools across six local authorities in 2005. Its aim was to helpteachers to develop pupils' skills in five areas: self-awareness; themanagement of feelings; motivation; empathy; and forming positiverelationships.
Ofsted's evaluation, Developing Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skillsin Secondary Schools, said Seal's greatest achievement was its impact ondeveloping teachers' understanding of pupils' emotional and socialdevelopment. This awareness improved relationships between teachers andchildren, resulting in better behaviour management and more constructiveteaching.
The programme was as successful in lower-attaining schools as inhigh-attaining schools in affluent areas. Ofsted noted it was "theleadership rather than the context of the school that was the mainfactor in ensuring its success".
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