About

The European Network for Social and Emotional Competence (ENSEC) was established in 2017 following an international conference Engaging the Disengaged held in Malta by the University of Malta and the University of Leicester, UK, in September 2017. The aim of the Network is to develop and promote evidence-based practice in social and emotional competence and resilience in education. It serves as a repository for information and data about strategies for the promotion of socio-emotional competence and resilience in schools in Europe. Information on these matters is disseminated through conferences, publications and collaborative projects. It seeks to develop collaborative European-wide, award-bearing academic programmes in social and emotional competence, engage in dialogue with policy makers and practitioners in Europe, and contribute to policies and practices in this. The activities of the Network are organised around a series of specific projects identified through a process of consultation amongst ENSEC members. Besides its website, Facebook page and regular newsletters, the Network organises a biennial SEL conference in a European country, with conferences organised in Malta, Turkey, UK, Portugal, Croatia, Sweden, Hungary, Romania and Greece (forthcoming). It also supports partners in getting funds for SEL projects, such as participating as an associated partner in EU funded projects. More recently it has been organising an event on the annual International SEL day. It also supports the indexed International Journal of Emotional Education published by the University of Malta. (www.um.edu.mt/ijee). From a small core group of members in its inception the network has grown into an international collaborative on SEL, with hundreds of members and associated members (non European), partnerships with other international associations and institutions in the area.