Every child able to learn

Supporting social and emotional development through a nurturing approach to education.

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Championing nurture in education

We help every child become able to learn. In the last year we’ve reached over:

198,000

children and young people

5,000

education settings

Who we work with

We support the whole education system, to ensure that every child and young person gets the support they need to have the best possible chance in life.

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Local Education Authorities, Schools and Trusts

Violence Reduction Units

Removing the barriers

to learning by

Training practitioners in nurture provision and providing tools and resources

Helping to foster a nurturing culture across the whole school

Influencing educational policy

Campaigning to raise awareness

Latest news and blog posts

A child in a nurture group in school experiences "toast time" - a kind of nurture activity which involves the sharing of food. The child is holding a piece of toast to his mouth and looking at the camera.

Toast time as a nurture intervention

What is toast time? How to start your own toast time The positive outcomes of toast time ‘We get to talk about lots of things in toast time don’t we?…

A secondary school classroom in a school with rows of desks and chairs facing a whiteboard.

Nurture in secondary schools from a pupil perspective

“Nurturing, personalised and engaging.” That’s how Year 11 pupil Phoebe would describe her primary school experience. Yet nurture in her secondary schools was notably absent. Up until then, Phoebe felt…

School kids sit on a bench chatting to each other calmly.

The importance of mindfulness for children

Mindfulness for children is an excellent way to confront school anxiety, trauma, or stress, and can help build resilience and emotional intelligence. A nurturing approach in schools can often include…

Two teachers are in a classroom or nurture room. They are addressing the class and smiling.

Why you should become a nurture group trained practitioner

There are numerous books, research journals, and media about nurture group practices, and many schools choose to develop their groups based on these resources, without dedicated nurture group training. However,…

A young pupil is pictured in a school playground. She appears to be happily preoccupied with an activity; a teacher looks on in the background, supervising. The playground is colourful and welcoming and could be a nurture intervention for the child.

How I created a nurturing playground in my infant school

I was introduced to nurture groups in the early 2000s in an article in a professional teaching magazine in the staffroom. At the time I was PSHE lead at a…

A teacher crouches down by a desk, using his hands to explain something - we assume to a pupil off screen. He looks kind and understanding, promoting safety in school.

Helping children and young people to feel safe in school

Skip to our free lesson plan! 1 in 10 pupils have missed school because they did not feel safe. Tens of thousands of children in England are now regularly missing…

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