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

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…

Young school aged boy looking at a laptop computer disinterested in remote learning virtual school class during COVID-19 quarantine.

Navigating the move to “big” school: Transition from Primary to Secondary School

As a mother of three, all of whom have now made the transition from primary to secondary school, I wanted to share our family’s experiences with this significant shift. Transitioning…

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Netflix’s Adolescence and the Six Principles of Nurture

Adolescence is everywhere. The new Netflix series has sparked a much-needed national conversation around misogyny, toxic masculinity, social media and smartphone use, and how teachers, parents and carers can better…

A teacher in a nurture room is painting on the wall. She is likely using it as an aid to teach the Six Principles of Nurture in the classroom to children.

The Princi-PALS: Introducing the Six Principles of Nurture to children

Download free resource From Deepi Dhaliwal | Deputy Headteacher at Lorne Street Primary School in Glasgow At nurtureuk, the Six Principles of Nurture underpin everything we do. Through our training…

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