Emotions for learning (E4L) is a curriculum and an approach to learning and relating at school that has been developed uniquely at St John’s. We have created an entire social and emotional curriculum for our children based on research and evidence about how children’s minds and brains develop. It is designed to encourage the children to express their opinions and feelings and give them the knowledge, skills and understanding they will need to be able to think creatively and problem solve effectively in all areas of their lives.

The E4L ‘way of being’ encompasses everything that we believe about child development, well-being, the importance of teacher-child relationships and effective ways of learning. E4L is not simply a curriculum, it is a part of how we are at St John’s.

“I like stilling on the ladybird cushions because you can rest and get ready to think.”