Jenny Mosley helps Hampshire primary teachers and SEAL head for new heights
Sat, Nov 3rd 2007
On Friday 28th September 2007 Jenny Mosley was guest speaker and workshop leader at a large Hampshire conference. The delegates were buzzing with warmth and enthusiasm. This conference was a huge celebration of SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning). Hampshire schools to celebrated the successful introduction and implementation of SEAL into their classrooms and playgrounds with a sharing of projects, inspiration and best practice.
At first, Southampton Football Stadium seemed an unlikely venue for this large celebration. However, as the day went on, the energy, team-work and high level of participation by presenters and the delegates made the venue seem more and more appropriate! There was even a tour of the pitch for those teachers who were interested during lunch break!
After an introduction by Chris Lloyd, head teacher of Wolverdene School, Jenny Mosley started the first session with energisers and by taking a fresh look at SEAL. She highlighted the need for everyone in school to become involved and for prioritising the raising the adults’ self-esteem and emotional intelligence as the first ports of call.
Jenny continued the day by leading participants on a journey promoting SEAL within the staff room and by reminding everyone of the need for refreshing the boundary and moral values systems within school. She explained that Circle Time, the Golden Rules incentives and sanctions systems and Lunchtime Policies all helped to embody SEAL values. Jenny had the audience, at times, in floods of laughter and at other times you could have heard a pin drop as they waited for an anecdote to be finished, punch line to be added or a recap on the key ingredients for promoting happy children who are ready to learn.
Erin MacNamara, a Jenny Mosley arts consultant, who lives in the Findhorn Community in the North of Scotland, treated all the participants to a heart- warming and inspirational spiritual rap session. She bedazzled us all with her insights and hopes for SEAL.
Throughout the day a conference market place was packed with stalls belonging to the participant schools and projects, brimming with information and smiling faces ready to share best practice and discuss SEAL. The schools involved all shared the outcomes of SEAL Phase Two projects that they had carried out.
Jenny rounded off a great day by acknowledging that staff energy levels need to be high in order to inspire children. Jenny helped participants take a look at ideas for keeping their own staff energy levels high and at how emotional literacy can be developed personally within all of our lives.
Although the day was a celebration of SEAL, it was clear that there is still much work to be done in schools to fully implement the wonderful goals that emotionally intelligent schools aspire to.
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