Page 7 - EF Skills booklet

Skills that support helpful (pro-social & pro-learning) Behaviours

FLEXIBILITY

RED AMBER GREEN

1. I CAN TOLERATE NEWNESS AND UNCERTAINTY & ADAPT TO CHANGE

Part 1: Managing newness, unfamiliarity and uncertainty

I am willing to do things in a different way than I am used to.
I will give new experiences a try e.g. starting a new hobby or club. I understand it may not feel
comfortable at the start but will get easier with time.
I can manage meeting new people or being paired with or sitting next to someone I do not know.

When something is new or unfamiliar, I can remind myself that one day it will feel normal e.g. If I move
house/school, I know one day it will feel just as comfortable and familiar as the home/school I am in now.

I cope ok with uncertainty, e.g. not knowing which class I will be in next year, talking it through if I need
to. I focus on what I can control.
I manage when something is not definite or is not clear cut / black and white.

Part 2: Coping with the unexpected and adapting to change

I can cope when rules change.

I manage and adapt ok when things change or do not happen as I was expecting.
I can cope ok when routines change e.g. when I need to sit in a different place to my normal one or go to
a club on a different day.