"Excellence and Enjoyment (SEAL) document features Quality Circle Time model as a highly effective approach (2005)
Thu, Dec 1st 2005
Tue, Jun 14th 2005
“Excellence and Enjoyment: Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL)”, released in May 2005, supports the learning of children with diverse needs. It uniquely provides a creative and structured whole-curriculum framework for developing children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills. Featured as a key strategy for implementing these ideas, Jenny Mosley’s Quality Circle Time Model is highlighted as a highly effective approach for the delivery of the SEAL curriculum.
The social and emotional aspects of learning are described in this resource as self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills. There are a number of skills involved with each of these aspects. The skills underlie almost all aspects of school life, home life and community life.
Jenny Mosley was asked by DfES to produce a summary of the Whole School Quality Circle Time Model for the guidance book. It was also recommended that staff working in this area need professional development. Circle time was identified as a specific training need for teachers as is lends itself especially well to working on developing children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills. In the circle time section are:
- descriptions as to exactly what circle time sessions are
- general guidelines for setting up circle time sessions
- ground rules for circle time sessions
- an outline of the structure of circle time sessions
- a summary of the whole-school model
This most recent and inspiring DfES publication consists of a guidance booklet, a set of resources to deliver seven whole-school themes, each consisting of an assembly to launch the theme, followed by teaching materials. It has ideas for classroom follow-up sessions for individual year groups. There is also a range of differentiated resources for small group work, family activities and a whole-school resource file consisting of posters, photographs and photocopiables. Look out for the large and excellent set of A4 colour photographs depicting different feelings to be used as a discussion prompt, with structured questions for teachers.
To obtain your copy, contact DFES publications:
Tel: 0845 60 222 60
Fax: 0845 60 333 60
Textphone: 0845 60 555 60 E-mail: ? dfes@prolog.uk.com
The reference number of the main pack is DfES 0110-2005 G.
The reference number of the whole-school resource file is DfES 1379-2005 G.
For enquiries about Jenny Mosley’s Quality Circle Time training and resources, see this website for details, telephone 01225 767157 or email: ? circletime@jennymosley.co.uk
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