Persona Education Newsletter, Apr-21
10-Apr-21
If the 1990s political clarion call was "Education! Education! Education!" then our post-pandemic call for the 2020s should surely be: "Wellbeing! Wellbeing! Wellbeing!"
"Catch-up" has become a divisive term of late. But whatever form catch-up takes, it must be informed by research, evidence-led, and sufficiently resourced to make an impact. And the precursor for any successful catch-up learning outcome is wellbeing.
Teachers are learning professionals; they use their expertise to achieve optimum learning outcomes. Since research shows that wellbeing is a key precursor for academic success, we need to provide our teachers with an opportunity to become wellbeing experts in the learning context. With this new knowledge and skill, teachers – regardless of subject specialism – will be able to integrate wellbeing strategies into their lesson plans and daily interactions with students.
Video: Personality insights social-emotional e-learning for year 9-13, with Persona Life Skills
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New app content: ‘Social Media Chat’ Island learning modulePersona Life Skills e-learning now includes a new Island learning module, 'Social media Chat', in which students learn social-emotional life skills to help make social media a positive space. More > |
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Persona people: Student voices"It makes you reflect on what you learned, and apply it." |
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Social-emotional learning can boost academic results by 11%Promoting wellbeing through social-emotional learning can boost academic outcomes. An analysis of 213 SEL programmes by Public Health England found an 11% boost in results in standardised achievement tests, as reported in The Guardian this week in a piece about the focus of school catch-up. More > |
Try Persona Life Skills at your school or college free of charge for six weeks, with any number of students age 13-19.
No download; no installation. All your students need is a browser and an Internet connection
Not yet ready to try Persona Life Skills? We’d be happy to arrange a demo. Please complete the form, select ‘I’d like a demo’ and we will be in touch to arrange a time.
Where next on our edtech journey?
We continue to uncover well-researched evidence supporting the causal chain which Persona supports and strengthens: From knowing yourself and others, to developing social-emotional life skills, which in turn boosts wellbeing.
And wellbeing enables three very important aspects of any young person's life: Social, where SEL programs can reduce anti-social behaviour by up to 50%. Learning, where good wellbeing means 10-20% better GCSE results. Work, where wellbeing contributes to 34% less job-hopping.
Here are the latest features and content now included with a Persona Life Skills subscription – get in touch to find out more:
- Teacher Onboarding – an Island (learning module) for teachers, saving them time and giving them the confidence to teach Persona Life Skills, through understanding the pedagogy, curriculum and outcomes.
- Cambridge IGCSE mapping – our Islands are now mapped against Cambridge IGCSE skills such as cultural awareness and intellectual enquiry (as well as many other frameworks).
- My Guided Tours – micro-learning modules supporting individual students on particular life skills, such as active listening, self-confidence and effective teamwork.
With a big thank you to the team at Persona, our investors and advisors, and all our inspiring schools and students, tech partners and supporters.
Best wishes,
Pete Read
CEO & Founder
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