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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches”. Matthew 13:31-31<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”8384″ img_size=”2000X600″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Nurture<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Nurture is designed to be a warm and welcoming experience, that provides a consistent, predictable and safe place for children. It offers a variety of equational and domestic experiences aimed at supporting the development of a child\u2019s relationship with their peers and with staff.<\/p>\n

Nurture takes place in our Forest School on the field.\u00a0 It is delivered by a Forest School teacher supported by the School ELSA and 1:1 Teaching Assistants.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The group follows key principles of\u00a0PACE<\/strong>\u00a0by Dan Hughes:<\/p>\n

P<\/strong>LAYFULNESS: light, hopeful, open and spontaneous; provide opportunities for enjoyment<\/p>\n

A<\/strong>CCEPTANCE: unconditionally directed at all of the experiences of the other; accept the young person, not necessarily their behaviour<\/p>\n

C<\/strong>URIOSITY: non-judgemental, not knowing, active interest in other\u2019s experiences; offer ways to help young people to reflect on their experiences.<\/p>\n

E<\/strong>MPATHY: felt sense of other and communicated. Activily communicate that you want to experience what the young person is feeling.<\/p>\n

These principles underpin everything we do in Nurture.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4455″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Reasons Children might attend a Nurture Group?” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n