Health & wellbeing

Children's Health & Wellbeing

Emotional and Social competence are widely recognised as important for educational achievement and for life long learning (National Commission on Education, 1993; Ball, 1994; DfEE, 1997; DfES,1998). There is increasing concern among those working in education to identify ways of supporting these aspects of development.

This small scale study, based predominantly on desk research, used a number of research methods including: a review of the published literature; and a small scale qualitative survey which asked practitioners and academics to identify issuesand concerns related to assessment of these concepts.

Use of childcare among families from minority ethnic backgrounds: (SSU/2005/SF/011) March 2005
This reports aims to explore the ways in which experiences of and views about childcare differ between families of different ethnic origin in England
Assessing emotional and social competence in primary school and early years settings (December 2003) Summary
A Review of Approaches, Issues and Instruments
Assessing emotional and social competence in primary school and early years settings (December 2003) Report
A Review of Approaches, Issues and Instruments