HOME ABOUT IMPACT PRINCIPLES CASE STUDIES NEWS GET INVOLVED FAQS Personal, social, and emotional life skills │ Impact What are personal, social and emotional life skills? Personal, social and emotional life skills are three “soft skills”. Personal skills refer broadly to how we interact with those around us, social skills refer to how we communicate with others, verbally and non-verbally, and emotional skills refers to our ability to recognize and regulate our emotions and recognize the emotions of others (1). It is critical for students to develop their personal, social, and emotional life skills in school to help enhance their learning, build positive relationships, and gain necessary employability skills for the future, as employers are increasingly placing value on transferrable “soft” skills (1). Developing these skills also improves the overall well-being of children and young people and is a key aspect of their personal development (1). Why is this important to Ormiston Trust? Promoting the development of personal, social, and emotional skills directly aligns with Ormiston Trust’s core values of caring for people, empowering each other, and focusing on outcomes and sustained success. Enhancing these three skills empowers children to communicate and work effectively with others, understand their emotions to care for themselves, and builds marketable skill sets for sustained professional success. OT is committed to providing their students with tools that extend beyond the classroom to lead fulfilling lives and funding projects that cultivate personal, social and emotional life skills is a part of this. Grant Programme Examples: Social action, Personal Social Health Education (PSHE), work/volunteer experience, afterschool clubs, public speaking competitions, mentoring, adventure residentials, emotional intelligence workshops, group/individual therapy sessions, stress management workshops. Desired Outcomes: References (1) OECD Directorate for Education and Skills. “Social and Emotional Skills Well-being, connectedness and success”. OECD.org. https://www.oecd.org/education/school/UPDATED%20Social%20and%20Emotional%20Skills%20-%20Well-being,%20connectedness%20and%20success.pdf%20(website).pdf Case Studies Raising Aspirations & Improving Life Chances Year funded: 2012/2013 Academy/Organisation: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Area of Focus: Personal, social and emotional skills Total amount funded to support various projects: £25000 Beneficiaries: 60 young people Read more SEN Activities Week Year funded: 2016/2017 Academy/Organisation: Ormiston Denes Academy Area of Focus: Personal, social and emotional skills Total amount funded to support various projects: Beneficiaries: Read more Diana Award anti bullying Year funded: 2019/2020 Academy/Organisation: OAT Academies Area of Focus: Personal, social and emotional skills Total amount funded to support various projects: Beneficiaries: Read more View all case studies Home About us Founded organisations Impact News Get involved FAQs Follow us on Twitter All site content: © Ormiston Trust 2021 unless otherwise stated Website design: PLMR Ltd Privacy Policy Ormiston Trust 1 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR. Tel: 0207 266 7940 Registered company no: 09648958 Registered charity no: 1164358