Persona Education Newsletter, Mar-21
13-Mar-21
Imagine a school community equipped with a mental toolkit enabling them to adapt to one another for the sake of harmony and positive outcomes.
Prior to Covid-19, there was already plenty of evidence that young people were suffering in their social and emotional wellbeing. And there is a continued decrease in happiness with life among 10-15 year olds. School culture, school community, school climate – this is a big part of the solution.
Schools are all about relationships and interactions. The most successful schools work hard at, and invest in, their communities. These schools understand that trust, respect, modelling behaviours and giving agency all have an impact on the wellbeing of the learning community, as well as raising aspirations and attainment. Persona can help, taking students on an exciting journey of understanding themselves and others, as part of a social-emotional learning curriculum, and using that knowledge to become more adaptable.
Video: Personality insights social-emotional e-learning for year 9-13, with Persona Life Skills
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New app feature: Student Adaptability‘Adaptability’ is an essential life skill for successful human interactions, which may or may not come naturally, but it can also be learnt. It’s about how well we consider the preferences of others. Thanks to Innovate UK R&D funding the Persona Life Skills e-learning app now includes a unique Adaptability measure designed specifically for teenagers. More > |
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Enhance your PSHE/RSE scheme of workThe RSE and PSHE curriculum focuses on the physical, mental and emotional knowledge and wellbeing of students, so they can lead safe, healthy lives. Persona Life Skills is a whole-school e-learning solution that aligns with RSE and PSHE curricula and can be used as part of your scheme of work in KS3 (Year 9), KS4 and KS5. More > |
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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, 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?
As schools begin to focus on student wellbeing in the wake of the latest lockdown in the UK, we are pleased to see Persona Life Skills being adopted across a wide range, from academies, to community schools, independent schools and sixth form colleges – as well as international schools.
Here are the latest features and content now included with a Persona Life Skills subscription – get in touch to find out more:
- Getting Along With Teachers – our latest Island (learning module) helps students observe how they and their teachers communicate, and learn how to stay in sync.
- My Guided Tours – micro-learning modules supporting individual students on particular life skills, with the first going live this week.
- Adaptability – a new feature where students explore how well they adapt in interactions with others, and get advice on growth areas.
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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
