Coaching Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom is a practical resource to help Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 teachers explore and understand a range of concepts‎,‎ principles and techniques gathered under the term ‎'‎emotional intelligence‎'‎‎,‎ and the way that this powerfully influences pupils‎'‎ behaviour and learning in the classroom‎.‎ Creative activities are suggested throughout‎,‎ leading towards a more explicit focus on coaching methods to help pupils become independent‎,‎ creative and effective learners able to set goals‎,‎ generate ideas‎,‎ solve problems and arrive at reasoned decisions‎.‎ This book focuses on five key areas‎:‎ * self‎-awareness * innovative and inventive thinking * independent enquiry * collaborative learning * communication skills‎.‎ Dealing in an engaging way with social and emotional aspects of learning‎,‎ personalised learning‎,‎ thinking skills and social inclusion‎,‎ the authors offer teachers all of the necessary tools to help pupils build life‎- and people‎-skills which will extend beyond school‎.‎ It will be of interest to all practising teachers‎,‎ teaching assistants and school counsellors working with young people‎.‎