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SEL (Social-emotional learning)

Teaching students skills such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making.

Stands for
Social-emotional learning
Used in
United States, International
Topic
Wellbeing

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CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) United States
A US organisation known for its framework of five social-emotional learning competencies.
PSHE (Personal, social, health and economic education) England
A school subject in England covering health, relationships, personal safety and economic wellbeing, parts of which (RSE and health education) are statutory.

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