Date: 06.07.07

Voice has welcomed the announcement by the Education Secretary of an additional £13.7 million over four years to improve behaviour in schools through the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) programme.

 

Voice press release:  06 July 2007 

 

Voice welcomes behaviour programme announcement

 

The Professional Association of Teachers (Voice)  has welcomed the announcement by the Education Secretary of an additional £13.7 million over four years to improve behaviour in schools through the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) programme. 

 

Voice General Secretary Philip Parkin said: "Voice supports this measure, which is an extremely positive step forward for the Government to take. 

 

"We welcome the extra funding, but hope that the programme will continue to be funded beyond the four year period announced today.

 

"SEAL was backed by the Steer Report on pupil behaviour and the Practitioners’ Group was very impressed by the whole programme." 

 

Notes

 

Before becoming Voice General Secretary on 1 January 2006, Philip Parkin was on the Practitioners? Group on Pupil Behaviour and Discipline (Steer Group).     

 

Learning Behaviour: The Report of The Practitioners’ Group on School Behaviour and Discipline

 

Learning Behaviour: What Works in Schools (March 2006)

 

DCSF announcement, 6 July 2007  

 

SEAL 

 

Behaviour and Attendance:

DCSF 

DCSF: IBIS

 

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For further information, contact Voice Press Office (pressoffice@pat.org.uk) or General Secretary Philip Parkin (philipparkin@pat.org.uk) on 01332 372 337.