Social and Emotional Skills

Social and emotional skills are the skills that help children and young people develop their resilience and manage their thoughts, feelings and behaviour. They are important life skills that support pupils’ ability to cope with and negotiate their way through difficult situations, as well as build positive relationships with their peers and adults.

These skills can improve academic attainment and enhance pupils’ motivation, as well as promote wellbeing and help prevent mental health difficulties from developing.

At our school we help pupils build the strong emotional foundations that all of us need in order to thrive and be mentally healthy.

Social and emotional skills help children and young people to:

identify and manage their feelings and their behaviour, and reach out for help where necessary
build and manage healthy relationships
have self-control
resolve conflict
be self-aware
handle and overcome difficulties
make good decisions
build resilience, self-esteem, confidence and self-compassion
think positively about themselves and how they perceive the world around them
recognise and prevent poor mental health
grow into well-rounded and healthy adults.