Primary SEAL – Introduction

Excellence and Enjoyment: social and emotional aspects of learning

The Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) resource provides a framework for explicitly promoting social, emotional and behavioural skills, with built-in progression for each year group within a school.

The resource is designed to facilitate a systematic and spiral approach to learning. It should be seen as a stimulus or starting point, rather than a finished product.

It is hoped that it will provide structured support to the creativity and initiative of schools who use the materials.

The materials include:

•  SEAL: Guidance booklet
•  SEAL: Getting started
•  Whole-school SEAL with photocards.

Seven sets of thematic materials that each have:

• an assembly and overview
• a Red set booklet – for the Foundation Stage
• a Blue set booklet – for Years 1 and 2
• a Yellow set booklet – for Years 3 and 4
• a Green set booklet – for Years 5 and 6.

In addition there are booklets that contain materials for all seven themes:

• Purple set booklets – activities for exploring the theme in the staffroom
• Gold set booklets – family activities
• Silver set booklets – small-group activities (Years 1 and 2).