This element involves students interacting effectively and respectfully with a range of adults and peers.
Students learn to negotiate and communicate effectively with others; work in teams, positively contribute to groups and collaboratively make decisions; resolve conflict and reach positive outcomes. They develop the ability to initiate and manage successful personal relationships, and participate in a range of social and communal activities. Social management involves building skills associated with leadership, such as mentoring and role modelling. In developing and acting with personal and social capability, students:
- communicate effectively
- work collaboratively
- make decisions
- negotiate and resolve conflict
- develop leadership skills.
Level 3
Typically by the end of Year 4, students:
Communicate effectively
identify communication skills that enhance relationships for particular groups and purposes
Work collaboratively
describe characteristics of cooperative behaviour and identify evidence of these in group activities
Make decisions
contribute to and predict the consequences of group decisions in a range of situations
Negotiate and resolve conflict
identify a range of conflict resolution strategies to negotiate positive outcomes to problems
Develop leadership skills
discuss the concept of leadership and identify situations where it is appropriate to adopt this role
Level 4
Typically by the end of Year 6, students:
Communicate effectively
identify and explain factors that influence effective communication in a variety of situations
Work collaboratively
contribute to groups and teams, suggesting improvements in methods used for group investigations and projects
Make decisions
identify factors that influence decision making and consider the usefulness of these in making their own decisions
Negotiate and resolve conflict
identify causes and effects of conflict, and practise different strategies to diffuse or resolve conflict situations
Develop leadership skills
initiate or help to organise group activities that address a common need
Level 5
Typically by the end of Year 8, students:
Communicate effectively
analyse enablers of and barriers to effective verbal, nonverbal and digital communication
Work collaboratively
assess the extent to which individual roles and responsibilities enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives
Make decisions
assess individual and group decision-making processes in challenging situations
Negotiate and resolve conflict
assess the appropriateness of various conflict resolution strategies in a range of social and work-related situations
Develop leadership skills
plan school and community projects, applying effective problem-solving and team-building strategies, and making the most of available resources to achieve goals