EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

EQ at the Heart of Our Schools

Thanet Excellence Cluster is a partnership of 9 primary and 5 secondary schools working together to raise achievement, realise potential and promote wellbeing.  A key strand of our work is EQ: Emotional Intelligence.  As a cluster we are developing a common understanding of what makes an emotionally intelligent school and how emotional intelligence can be nurtured and developed.  We are working with the School of Emotional Literacy and as co-developers with QCA: The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to develop innovative practice in the field of emotional intelligence.
We would like to share with you our journey so far….. 

Speakers
Dr Brian Male, Principal Consultant, QCA
Emotional Intelligence and the National Curriculum

Dr Elizabeth Morris, Principal, School of Emotional Literacy
Mind over Matter: Using the Latest Research on the Emotional Brain to Inspire Learning

Carole Bailey, Headteacher, King Ethelbert School
John Viner, Headteacher, Drapers Mills Primary School
Working Together to Create Emotionally Intelligent Schools

Ian Johnson, Principal, The Marlowe Academy
with students from the Sisters and Brothers Projects
Developing Emotionally Intelligent Students

EQ Practice will be shared through a choice of Circle Sessions exploring:

• The Neuropsychology of Emotional Leadership
• Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
• Whole School Approaches to Developing Emotional Intelligence
• Developing an Emotionally Intelligent Ethos and Environment
• Staff Development and Emotional Intelligence
• Primary and Secondary SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning)
• Classroom Strategies for Developing Emotional Intelligence
• Emotionally Intelligent Approaches to Improving Behaviour
• Enhancing Motivation, Confidence and Self-Esteem
• Emotional Intelligence and Primary-Secondary Transition
• Developing the Emotional Intelligence of Vulnerable Groups
• Developing Emotional Intelligence through Mentoring
• Working with Parents on Emotional Intelligence 

There will be an opportunity to visit Thanet Excellence Cluster schools on Friday 22 June to observe EQ in practice. 

The conference should be of interest to all who work in schools with children, young people and their families including:

• Headteachers, Senior and Middle Leaders
• Teachers and Learning Mentors
• Pastoral Staff and Support Workers
• Workers from Education, Health & Social Services 

Cost per delegate: £50.  The conference is free of charge to delegates from Thanet schools. 
Closing date for bookings: 7 June 2007.          

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