This element involves students developing an awareness of their own emotional states, needs and perspectives.
Students identify and describe the factors that influence their emotional responses. They develop a realistic sense of their personal abilities, qualities and strengths through knowing what they are feeling in the moment, and having a realistic assessment of their own abilities and a well-grounded sense of self-knowledge and self-confidence. Students reflect on and evaluate their learning, identify personal characteristics that contribute to or limit their effectiveness and learn from successes or failures. In developing and acting with personal and social capability, students:
- recognise emotions
- recognise personal qualities and achievements
- understand themselves as learners
- develop reflective practice.
Level 1a
Students:
Recognise emotions
recognise and identify their own emotions
Recognise personal qualities and achievements
express a personal preference
Understand themselves as learners
select tasks they can do in different learning contexts
Develop reflective practice
recognise and identify participation in or completion of a task
Level 1b
Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:
Recognise emotions
identify a range of emotions and describe situations that may evoke these emotions
Recognise personal qualities and achievements
identify their likes and dislikes, needs and wants, and explore what influences these
Understand themselves as learners
identify their abilities, talents and interests as learners
Develop reflective practice
reflect on their feelings as learners and how their efforts affect skills and achievements
Level 2
Typically by the end of Year 2, students:
Recognise emotions
compare their emotional responses with those of their peers
Recognise personal qualities and achievements
identify and describe personal interests, skills and achievements and explain how these contribute to family and school life
Understand themselves as learners
discuss their strengths and weaknesses as learners and identify some learning strategies to assist them
Develop reflective practice
reflect on what they have learnt about themselves from a range of experiences at home and school
This element involves students developing the metacognitive skill of learning when and how to use particular strategies to manage themselves in a range of situations.
Students effectively regulate, manage and monitor their own emotional responses, and persist in completing tasks and overcoming obstacles. They develop organisational skills and identify the resources needed to achieve goals. Students develop the skills to work independently and to show initiative, learn to be conscientious, delay gratification and persevere in the face of setbacks and frustrations. In developing and acting with personal and social capability, students:
- express emotions appropriately
- develop self-discipline and set goals
- work independently and show initiative
- become confident, resilient and adaptable.
Level 1a
Students:
Express emotions appropriately
recognise and identify how their emotions influence the way they feel and act
Develop self-discipline and set goals
make a choice to participate in a class activity
Work independently and show initiative
attempt tasks with support or prompting
Become confident resilient and adaptable
identify people and situations with which they feel a sense of familiarity or belonging
Level 1b
Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:
Express emotions appropriately
express their emotions constructively in interactions with others
Develop self-discipline and set goals
follow class routines to assist learning
Work independently and show initiative
attempt tasks independently and identify when and from whom help can be sought
Become confident resilient and adaptable
identify situations that feel safe or unsafe, approaching new situations with confidence
Level 2
Typically by the end of Year 2, students:
Express emotions appropriately
describe ways to express emotions to show awareness of the feelings and needs of others
Develop self-discipline and set goals
set goals in learning and personal organisation by completing tasks within a given time
Work independently and show initiative
work independently on routine tasks and experiment with strategies to complete other tasks where appropriate
Become confident resilient and adaptable
undertake and persist with short tasks, within the limits of personal safety