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Social and Emotional Learning: A W-S Approach
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Faria Education Group
  • About the Author
  • Introduction
    • Making the Case for SEL - CASEL
    • Making the Case for SEL - OECD
  • Why Introduce SEL to Your School?
  • Choosing the Right SEL Programme for Your School - CASEL
  • Choosing the Right SEL Programme for Your School - OECD
  • How to Start Implementing SEL in Your International School
  • SEL in an International School Context
  • Assessing SEL at Your School
    • Personal SEL Reflection
    • Staff Surveys
    • Learning From Your Findings
  • SEL Vision and Goal Setting Tools
    • Developing a Shared Vision
    • Setting Goals
  • SEL in the Classroom
    • SEL Programmes for the Classroom
  • Making Sure Families and Caregivers are Included
  • Further Reading
    • Resources in this Ebook
  • More Help from Faria
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Why Introduce SEL to Your School?

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There is into the benefits of SEL, with compelling evidence to support making the case for it in an international school setting. These benefits include:

  • and classroom behaviour outcomes

  • for students, regardless of their backgrounds

  • thanks to improved social and emotional skills

  • of an estimated 11 to 1

CASEL points to statistics that back up the practical benefits of SEL: “About 27% more students would improve their academic performance at the end of the programme and 24% more would have improved social behaviours and lower levels of distress.” Meanwhile, a of over 700 studies showed its impact on young people and their academic and social experiences: ()

  • 9% decrease in conduct problems, such as classroom misbehaviour and aggression

  • 10% decrease in emotional distress, such as anxiety and depression

  • 9% improvement in attitudes about self, others, and school

  • 23% improvement in social and emotional skills

  • 9% improvement in school and classroom behaviour

  • 11% improvement in achievement test scores

With one study by Taylor et al. (2017) that shows “a positive correlation between strong social emotional assets (measured at the end of intervention) and higher levels of wellbeing up to 18 years later”, it is clear that SEL provides more than a short-term improvement in school experience: it translates to better outcomes long-term.

The is worth exploring in more depth, as it also covers the unanimous agreement of educators, school principles and youth that SEL has a positive impact.

plentiful research
Better academic performance
Improved long-term emotional wellbeing
Better life outcomes for students
Good return-on-investment
meta analysis
An update on social and emotional learning outcome research - kappanonline.org
CASEL highlighting
research