About SEL...

Studies show that sustained and well-integrated social and emotional learning (SEL) engages students and improves achievement. The internet offers a vast amount of information on background, programs and best practices, so here comes a short list of some places definitely worth a visit, if you want to learn more about SEL.

CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning has put together a very insightful report on the benefits of SEL:
What is Social and Emotional Learning?

Generally, CASEL can be regarded as the first point of interest regarding social and emotional learnings and offers a huge repository of studies, statistics and best practices.

A CASEL study on The Positive Impact of Social and Emotional Learning for Kindergarten to Eight-Grade Students
is available here.

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At Edutopia there is a good video with typical Q&A´s regarding SEL:
Smart Hearts: Social and Emotional Learning

and if you want to explore classroom practices that make up the most effective SEL programs, take a look at
Five Keys to Successful Social and Emotional Learning.

There is also a huge list of training documents, classroom tools and other resources and references:
Edutopia Resources and Lesson plans.

Finally, also available are some splendid
Case Studies in a Webinar.

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The Structure of the European Education systems 2014/15:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/facts_and_figures/education_structures_EN.pdf

Developing Key Competences at School in Europe:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/145EN.pdf

Education and Training in Europe 2020:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/164EN.pdf