Nurturing Schools Programme
The National Nurturing Schools Programme is a programme that allows staff to develop and embed a nurturing culture throughout their school. It enhances teaching and learning and promotes healthy outcomes for children. The programme focuses on emotional needs and development, as well as academic learning in a whole school environment and enables schools to gain recognition for achieving a higher level of nurturing provision.
At St. Peter’s, we are currently collecting evidence to enable us to receive this recognition.
The nurturing approach offers a range of opportunities for children, giving them the social and emotional skills to do well at school and with peers, develop their resilience and their capacity to deal more confidently with the trials and tribulations of life, for life.
The 6 Principles of Nurture
Ref: Lucas,S., Insley,K. and Buckland,G. (2006) Nurture Group Principles and Curriculum Guidelines Helping Children to Achieve, The Nurture Group Network.
Our School Nurturing Programme
Nurture at St. Peter’s is being led by Mrs Knowles (Assistant Head) and Mrs Metcalf (Teaching Assistant in Reception), however all staff have received training and supporting the ethos of nurture across our school.
There is much research evidence that children’s learning is most effective when they have a sense of emotional well-being, good self-esteem and a feeling of belonging to their school community. A nurturing ethos provides children with this opportunity and so helps to develop maturity and resilience.
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