The National Nurturing Schools Programme

Get the tools and training you need to develop a nurturing school

This 18-month programme will support you to:

  • Develop a nurturing school culture that boosts engagement in learning
  • Target your interventions so children and young people succeed
  • Improve engagement and attendance.

Key features

Become a recognised nurturing school.

Get 18 months of tailored support, including training and consultancy, plus a two-year unlimited Boxall Profile® Online subscription worth up to £1,300.

We’ll guide you through developing a nurturing school culture, building on what you’re already doing.

Schools that have completed the programme have improved engagement and attendance, reduced suspensions and improved behaviour, allowing teachers to get on with teaching.

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"Schools in North Somerset that completed the programme increased attendance rates by an average of 5 percentage points"

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What you’ll get
  • 2.5 days of expert-led live online training for two of your team
  • 2 years of unlimited whole-team use of Boxall Profile® Online, our unique tool to assess social and emotional development
  • 1-to-1 help from a nurtureuk consultant to guide you on your journey
  • Tailored support from a menu of options to fit your school
  • E-learning, publications and extra help for your team
What it will change

The programme is for one school leader from your school, plus another member of your team. You’ll learn how to:

  • Self assess where your school is on its nurture journey
  • Use Boxall Profile® Online assessments to target interventions
  • Manage change within your school to develop a nurturing school culture
  • Apply key ideas from the Six Principles of Nurture, attachment theory and neuroscience
  • Make targeted changes to improve the key metrics you’re focused on.

Once you’ve completed the programme, you can apply for the National Nurturing Schools Award to prove that you’re a recognised nurturing school - an assessment for the award is included.

Schools that have completed the programme have improved their attendance and engagement, and have reported reduced behaviour incidents, suspensions and exclusions. Some schools have improved staff retention.

 

What else you'll need

This is a leader-level programme that aims to transform your school.

It’s at the whole-school level of the graduated approach of nurture. 

As you work through the programme, you’ll identify areas where our other products and services may help. 

Most schools that achieve the National Nurturing Schools Award find additional training on using the Boxall Profile® Online particularly helpful. 

What other schools say

More than 350 schools took part in this programme last year, including primaries, secondaries and special schools from right across the UK.  

93% of attendees said they were very likely to recommend this programme. 

“I now have a realistic and achievable plan that will move us on as a school, and, most importantly, the children will gain from it." - headteacher

“Being a National Nurturing School has had a tremendous impact on staff retention, as our staff find purpose and satisfaction in an environment that prioritises the whole child” - MAT leader

Over 90% of schools taking part in this programme as part of the Nurturing Kent offer said that it had a positive impact on the social, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across the whole school,  and 81% said it had improved engagement and learning of pupils with identified SEND.

Pricing

£3,350 plus VAT
(around £6 per pupil each year on average) 


Split into two payments: £2,010 in year 1 and £1,340 in year 2.

See our terms and conditions for full details. 

Delegates say

Great support to really embed nurture within our school.

It gave us an opportunity to reflect on our practice in school and gave us a framework to work with.

The next steps were very clear and it was really useful to go through all of the standards. It was also great talking to people from other schools and collaborating.

I now have a realistic and achievable plan that will move us on as a school, and, most importantly, the children will gain from it.

 

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