What is Nurture?
The concept of nurture highlights the importance of social environments - who you're with, and not who you're born to - and its significant influence on behaviour and cognitive ability. Children and young people who have a good start in life have a whole host of advantages over those who don’t have such positive experiences at home when they are little. They tend to do better at school, attend regularly, enjoy activities with friends and are significantly less likely to offend or experience problems with poor physical or mental health.
The Six Principles Of Nurture
- Children's learning is understood developmentally
- The classroom offers a safe base
- The importance of nurture for the development of well being
- Language is a vital means of communication
- All behaviour is communication
- The importance of transition in children's lives
Ref: Lucas,S., Insley,K. and Buckland,G. (2006) Nurture Group Principles and Curriculum Guidelines Helping Children to Achieve, The Nurture Group Network.
At Brookfields School we want all of our pupils to reach their full potential. We understand that for all pupils to be able to achieve this we have to put extra support in, and this comes in the form of a wide variety of activities, strategies and resources.
We aim to raise the aspirations, access and achievement of your child. We fully embrace the belief that 'Nurture' is everyone's responsibility and part of everyone's job, that is, to nourish, educate and teach.
We are currently working with a group of other Halton Schools to work through the National Nurturing Schools Programme with the goal of achieving the National Nurturing Schools Award Programme in recognition of the work we undertake in school with pupils and parents.
