Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Just after an update. Who is using it in their schools and how do you rate it? Also is it being used from FS to Year 6? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 We are not using it yet but will be doing so from sept in foundation through to year 6. I know other schools in our area are using it and seem to rate it quite highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I work in a pre school as SENCO and was advised to look at this for one of our looked after children. What a great resource and it was free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfer Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 We are a foundation unit and we use it mainly through circle time and find it good for the PSED part of curriculum. Photos aare good too! the planning also has links to BTTM and the FS upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfy Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 The school I was in on my last teaching practice were using it from foundation to y6. I enjoyed using the materials with the reception children and also found the photo's really useful when discussing feelings with the children. I don't know whether it was just something the school did or something that seal recommends, but at the end of each mini topic there was a whole school assembly where each class shared examples of the work they had been doing around the materials and this was a really nice way of rounding things off. Elfy x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelle Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 We are using it from YR-6 (dont have a nursery) it is great that the whole school are doing it and it really seems to be going well. The Head kicks it off with an assembly and we had a great assembly together showing what we had done at the end of the series. I have also found that I can bring loads of other linked PSE stuff in too and link X curricular. We did the 'Going for Goals' and all the kids learned Shayne Wards - That my goal and reach for the stars to sing before and after each assembly and in class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Do you use it alone as a PSHE curriculum or intergrate it into your scholl's PSHE scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Do you use it alone as a PSHE curriculum or intergrate it into your scholl's PSHE scheme? 54967[/snapback] SEAL covers all asspects of PSE not the health part of PSHE. It is a strategy with the same status as Literacy and Numeracy in the curriculum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Hi Gwen, You can find out more about SEALhere and download the materials if you want to. My school is not using it because we are following a different programme, but it does look good and I know schools who are using it (in Foundation at any rate) and find it really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 The infomation I was given during training as lead teacher for SEAL was that it 'must' be a whole school approach rather than adopted by certain year groups for it to be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Is the use of SEAL's statuory Marion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Is the use of SEAL's statuory Marion? 55052[/snapback] No you dont have to use the SEAL materials as long as you can justify what you do covers the requirements. It is the same as Literacy (same status and has been argued that it should have been the first strategy instead of Literacy) in that you dont have to follow the program as long as you cover it in a way that meets the learning aims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi Just to add, we are doing the training this term, and at present SEAL does not cover drug education and citzenship - so I have been informed, but as we speak...these elements are being written into the SEAL materials. We will be using it from September. Apparently children with challenging behaviours are responding really well to SEAl. I know of some schools who are using the topics from SEAL across the whole curriculum. As Marion states the new primary strategy will focus on Literacy Numeracy and SEAL, apparently. This is what I have been advised about it. I am doing the training in May!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Completed my 2nd coaching session with one of the SEAL team very enlightening for personal development. She has put my applying for new post down to our sessions together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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