Personal & Social Development Emotional Literacyusually ages 13–14

Emotional Intelligence

Introduce Goleman's emotional intelligence model (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills); develop vocabulary for complex emotional states (ambivalence, ennui, schadenfreude, awe, nostalgia, cognitive dissonance); understand the evidence linking emotional intelligence to wellbeing, relationship quality, and long-term life outcomes; reflect on personal emotional growth over the secondary school years; explore the relationship between emotional literacy and mental health, and know when to seek professional support

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Can your child describe a real situation where being aware of their own emotions — knowing what they were feeling and why — helped them handle a difficult moment better than if they had just reacted automatically?

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Builds on

Emotional Patterns Over Timeages 9–11Advanced emotional literacy skills depends on earlier emotional expression concepts

Identity and Belonging in Adolescenceages 12–13Emotional literacy mastery depends on advanced emotion regulation skills

Emotional Intelligencethis skill · ages 13–14

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits beyond Year 6 in the Australian Curriculum, so no F–6 code is matched. It also sits beyond the NSW K–6 syllabuses. It also sits beyond Level 6 in the Victorian Curriculum.

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Identity and Belonging in Adolescenceages 12–13 Brain Science of Emotionsages 11–12 Culture and Experience Shape Emotionsages 9–11 Emotional Patterns Over Timeages 9–11

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