Social and Emotional Learning SPACE

Program description

This full-day program gives teaching staff the skills and confidence to incorporate social and emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. The program supports teachers to build a whole-school SEL curriculum to promote social skills and emotional regulation capabilities in primary school students.

Intended outcomes

Increased teacher knowledge and confidence to:

• build connected relationships with students that support emotional regulation and social competence
• incorporate social and emotional learning into the classroom.

Program details

Implementation considerations

• Target population: Teaching staff in all primary settings.
• Program adaptability: The program is suitable for diverse cohorts including:
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
  • asylum seeker and refugee students
  • culturally and linguistically diverse students
  • LGBTIQA+ students
  • neurodivergent students
  • students with a disability.
• Staffing: Schools will not need backfill if session is held on a non-teaching day. If schools do the session on a teaching day, backfill may be required.
• Training requirements: It is useful if schools have information technology equipment to display a PowerPoint presentation. Training takes 5–6 hours based on school’s needs and context.
• Factors to consider: No need for schools to do anything before program implementation. No minimum number of participants required. The Australian Childhood Foundation can support schools with further implementation support at an additional cost negotiated based on the needs of the school.
• Australian context: This program has been developed and applied in Australia.

Cost

Minimum cost

$2,000+

Detailed cost

The full day training program costs $3,960 (including GST) for up to 100 participants, and $5,060 (including GST) for over 100 participants to cover an additional facilitator.

Travel costs are additional and charged at actual cost to the school.