Useful links for those who are interested in SEL:

As a starting point visit CASEL's webpage - it has lots of resources about SEL programmes and their effectiveness

Transforming Education is a - recently set up - American organisation focusing on developing SEL competences in students

Mindset Scholars Network includes senior american scholars and up-and-coming researchers from across the social sciences (economics, psychology, sociology, and statistics). They examine the mindsets that students need to be motivated to learn.

Edutopia has a dedicated page for SEL

ENSEC (The European Network for Social and Emotional Competence) regulary organises conferences inviting researches and practitioners interested/working in SEL in Europe

Here you can read about how SEL is important for adults as well.

And you can also see some short introductory videos on SEL here:

• Selling Social and Emotional Learning: An Interview with Daniel Goleman
• Cognitive Skills Are Not Enough
• How Children Succeed - The Hidden Power of Character​
• ​5 Keys to Social and Emotional Learning Success