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Start the year with insight: Why knowing your pupils matters

1 September 2025

The start of the new school year brings both excitement and uncertainty for many pupils.…

Blackout poetry as creative expression for children

14 August 2025

Blackout poetry can be an excellent classroom or nurture group activity. It is a thoughtful,…

Are you relationally literate?

21 July 2025

I was reminded this week about the history of the written word and how it…

Toast time as a nurture intervention

1 July 2025

What is toast time? How to start your own toast time The positive outcomes of…

Nurture in secondary schools from a pupil perspective

20 June 2025

“Nurturing, personalised and engaging.” That’s how Year 11 pupil Phoebe would describe her primary school…

The importance of mindfulness for children

5 June 2025

Mindfulness for children is an excellent way to confront school anxiety, trauma, or stress, and…

Why you should become a nurture group trained practitioner

27 May 2025

There are numerous books, research journals, and media about nurture group practices, and many schools…

How I created a nurturing playground in my infant school

21 May 2025

I was introduced to nurture groups in the early 2000s in an article in a…

Helping children and young people to feel safe in school

12 May 2025

Skip to our free lesson plan! 1 in 10 pupils have missed school because they…