Development of Pupil's Social and Emotional Skills at Primary School

This thesis focuses on the development of social and emotional skills in pupils at the primary school. The theoretical part provides a description of emotions, emotional and social intelligence, and characterises younger school-age children with an emphasis on their social and emotional development. It also outlines social and emotional skills and examines how they are embedded in the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education (2023 and 2024). Furthermore, it offers an overview of the process of social and emotional learning and of the methodologies and programmes that can support the development of these skills. In addition, it summarises findings from research conducted in the Czech context that has so far focused on pupils' mental health. The practical part examines the implementation of two methodologies aimed at supporting the development of social and emotional skills: Respekt, Rozmanitost, Rovnost, Resilience (RRRR) developed by Society for All (SOFA) and the Skills Builder programme developed by Schola Empirica, and it explores their use in a regular classroom. Activities from these methodologies were applied by the researcher in her role as a class teacher. The research includes 17 implemented lessons carried out in one class of the primary school during regular teaching. The...