Social/emotional wellbeing

The social and emotional wellbeing of students can strongly impact learning outcomes. Many diverse learners can find social activities challenging. These social and emotional wellbeing practices focus on social skill development, regulating emotions, and coping strategies for an overwhelmed state.

Teacher pointing to writing on a whiteboard
Embed opportunities for choice making
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Secondary
Helps students to
  • make decisions
  • build independence
Young girl choosing a book to read
Embed opportunities for choice making (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • make decisions
  • build independence
Female student typing on iPad with robot on table
Harness learner interests (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • be more engaged
  • be motivated to learn and participate
  • increase learning opportunities
Female student typing on iPad with robot on table
Harnessing student interests
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • be more engaged
  • focus across topics
Female student with Laptop
Harnessing student interests (Secondary)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Secondary
Helps students to
  • be more engaged
  • focus across topics
Teacher sticking 'help me' sign onto whiteboard
Model emotional literacy
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • identify and respond to emotions
  • regulate emotions
Model emotional literacy (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • feel secure and included
  • identify and respond to emotions
  • regulate emotion
Teacher and young students working
Model positive interactions
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • build social-awareness
  • interact with others
Teacher and young students working
Model positive interactions (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • build social-awareness
  • interact with others
bean bags in a class room
Provide a safe calm space for students
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • learn self-regulation
  • reduce behavioural dysregulation
Student studying near bench
Provide a safe calm space for students (Secondary)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Secondary
Helps students to
  • learn self-regulation
  • reduce behavioural dysregulation
Teacher working with student
Provide feedback on learning & behaviour
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • stay motivated
  • remain on-task for longer
  • feel valued
Educator helping child with task at table
Provide feedback on learning & behaviour (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • stay motivated
  • remain on-task for longer
  • feel valued
Support friendship skills (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • interact with peers
  • participate in activities
Three children sitting together playing with fidget toys
Supporting students to detect their own emotions from body clues
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • recognise body clues
  • identify emotions
Teacher standing while young students are at desks
Teach self-regulation
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • regulate their feelings
  • regulate their behaviour
Teacher standing while young students are at desks
Teach self-regulation (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • regulate their feelings
  • regulate their behaviour
  • feel safe, confident and included
Two children playing connect 4 together
Teach social problem solving
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • solve social problems
  • become independent
Two children playing connect four
Teach social problem solving (Early Childhood)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Early Childhood
Helps students to
  • solve social problems
  • become independent