Emotional Intelligence' and 'Emotional Literacy': Buzz words that have become increasingly common in teaching journals and resource catalogues in the last couple of years. Here, Year 6 teacher and Learning Management Team member Andrew Bowman,reflects on the initial steps Bailey's Court Primary School has taken to become a more 'Emotionally Intelligent' place to work and learn. read more
Former deputy head Marilyn Tew describes how some of the students she has worked with used TalkiT – a profiling tool that she developed and wrote about previously in Emotional Literacy Update – to overcome the emotional literacy issues that blocked their learning. read more
Judith Harwood, senior regional adviser on the secondary strategy for school improvement, reports on the breadth of the pilot work being undertaken in secondary schools to promote Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL). read more
Many schools participate in National Storytelling Week (held in January), organised by the Society for Storytelling. This article describes how traditional stories can help to address difficult emotional issues, and stresses the importance of letting children and young people find their own meanings in the stories that they hear. read more
Gary Wilson explores the issue of raising boys' achievement. read more
Michael Wilson, Lecturer in Education Management, and Jon Prosser at School of Education, University of Leeds. read more
Since September 2005, as part of the new framework for inspection for children's services, schools are expected to demonstrate how they are contributing to the five national outcomes for children stipulated by Every Child Matters and the Children Act 2004. read more
Many statistics point to the potential risks and disadvantages of being a boy, but how can we help them fulfil their potential? Maggie Dent investigates read more
AL has become something of a catch-all phrase these days, synonymous with brain-based or mind-friendly learning. Susan Norman goes beyond the buzz-word to bring you the facts read more
Schools are failing to adequately provide for students' emotional health and wellbeing. A lot of this is down to ignorance, the findings of a new report from Ofsted reveal - only half of all schools were even aware of Government guidelines on how to meet the needs of the one in 10 pupils who have mental health difficulties. read more
