Children's Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Schools

Debbie Watson is a Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the University of Bristol. She has experience in children's social and emotional learning and children's rights.Carl Emery is a Lecturer in Social and Personal Development and Conflict Management. He teaches at Warwick University whilst completing his PhD at Manchester University.Phil Bayliss is a retired academic. He has researched inclusion with regard to interpersonal relationships and is now working as an independent educational developer in Europe.

• Section 1 Context: Introduction: Conceptual dimensions of wellbeing; Critical review of policy literature and concepts of wellbeing; Schools- current research findings/ trends/ concerns related to wellbeing; Section 2 Key issues: Inclusive Discourses in schools; Social and Emotional Dispositions and Skills- a way forward in understanding wellbeing?; Promoting positive relationships in schools; Play, playfulness and children's wellbeing ~ Karen McInnes; Children's rights and their contribution to wellbeing ~ Margaret Boushel; Professionals supporting wellbeing in schools; Section 3 Conceptions of wellbeing: towards a holistic discourse of wellbeing in schools; Social pedagogy and the promise for conceptions and practice of wellbeing in schools; Whose definition of wellbeing?; Conclusion.

"An in-depth analysis of terms that we all use, brilliantly explained. The reader is helped to understand the bigger picture of what we need to do to address children's social and emotional wellbeing in our schools." Mick Waters, Professor of Education, Wolverhampton University