The National Nurturing Schools Programme

Programme details

Programme duration: up to 18 months
Group size: up to six schools
Format: Live online Zoom sessions led by an expert, plus activities on our learning platform and publications
Your setting will get a two-year subscription to the Boxall Profile® Online activated after the first session

Cost: £3350 plus VAT per setting, invoiced as:

  • Invoice 1: £2010 plus VAT for the first 12 months due within 21 days of booking
  • Invoice 2: £1340 plus VAT for the months 12 to 18 with assessment, due 12 months after booking

Once your order is accepted, you are committed to making both payments.

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Our FAQ
Programme overview

The programme will help you and your team to create a more nurturing school. 

What is nurture?

Nurture is a way of relating to children and young people that gets to the heart of their challenges to build connections and resilience. The nurturing approach is a highly effective way of supporting improved behaviour and increased attendance in your school, leading to better attainment and reduced exclusions.

What is a nurturing school?

A nurturing school is a place where children and young people's learning is understood developmentally and they are supported with their specific needs, based on the Six Principles of Nurture and insights from the Boxall Profile® Online.

A nurturing school helps the whole school community to flourish, with benefits for children and young people, teachers and support staff, senior leaders, parents and the wider community. 

Why become a nurturing school? 

Children and young people in the UK are struggling with social, emotional and mental health issues, while your team is working harder than ever to address poor attendance and challenging behaviour. 

By become a more nurturing school, you will enhance teaching and learning, and promote better outcomes for the whole school community. You will get practical help so your school can focus more on pupils’ emotional needs and development alongside their learning, improving their wellbeing and engagement, with potential to contribute to improved outcomes on attainment and progress, behaviour, attendance, and inclusion.  

How does the programme work?

The 18-month programme helps your team to develop and embed a nurturing culture throughout your setting. They'll be guided through their journey by experts who have deep knowledge of nurture and its benefits, and how to implement the approach in schools.

We'll share a framework your team can fit to the needs of your setting, and help you choose extra help from the menu of support that's included. You’ll get 18 months of support, including live online training in small groups, and one-to-one consultant time, along with a two-year subscription to the Boxall Profile®Online, and the options of assessment for the prestigious National Nurturing Schools Award. 

 

What will I learn?
What will the programme cover?

You'll be guided on your journey to become a nurturing school by experts who have deep knowledge of nurture and its benefits, and the ways the nurturing approach can be implemented in school. 

You'll learn how to embed a nurturing culture in your school, getting help to consider your school’s values and the needs of its pupils, and how you can support them to achieve their very best. You'll get the proven tools, training and support you need to implement nurture in schools and help children thrive. 

Who will need to attend?

Two members of your team will need to attend, including one senior leader.

How will the programme be structured?

At the first Zoom session, you'll develop initial thoughts on how to implement nurture throughout the school with guidance from our experienced nurtureuk consultants.

We'll then unlock your free two-year subscription to the Boxall Profile® Online (RRP from £650 to £1800, depending on your school's size, for the two years). This unique online tool will help your team to assesses the social, emotional and mental development of your pupils.

You'll join up with your group and your consultant again at four months and eight months, and then one-to-one with your consultant 12 months into the programme.  

You'll also get 400 credits to use as you choose from a menu of included options, such as:

  • Extra one-to-one support with a nurtureuk consultant
  • Extra publications
  • Extra training and webinars covering the areas of focus you've identified with your consultant
Why do we need to assess our pupils’ wellbeing as part of the programme?

On average, over a third of your pupils will have some social, emotional or mental health (SEMH) needs, which are often hidden without assessment. For around one in ten pupils, these needs will be high, presenting as behavioural or other difficulties.

By assessing pupils, you can understand them so you can work more effectively with them in a way that’s sensitive to their needs, and target practical strategies to help your pupils inside and outside the classroom. 

What else is included? 

Along with your training, consultancy and Boxall Profile® Online subscription, you'll get access to our e-learning course 'Introduction to the Boxall Profile® Online' for your two participants, plus an additional 10 course credits for other team members to use.

You'll get these resources and publications as standard: 

  • Programme workbook
  • Programme resources
  • Beyond the Boxall Profile® whole-class strategies (Primary or Secondary) publication
  • Paper versions of the Boxall Profile® (Primary or Secondary) for training

We also include an optional assessment for the National Nurturing Schools Award.   

Assessment and certificates
How can we be assessed for the award?

As part of the programme, you can choose to apply for the National Nurturing Schools Award, a prestigious award for schools that have met the assessment standards. 

You can apply at any time from the end of your programme up to 18 months from your 12-month review, and be assessed at no extra cost.  You can apply for an extension to this, with a valid reason, by getting in touch with us at [email protected]. You can also choose to be assessed later by paying an assessment fee.  

To apply for the award, you need to submit evidence against the standards for the award in a set format. Once your application is checked, we'll book in an online assessment, which will take four hours. If your application meets the standards, we'll issue an award for three years, and you'll receive a plaque to celebrate your achievement.  

Do attendees on the programme get CPD certificates?

Team members who attend training sessions as part of the programme will receive attendance certificates for all sessions. Training on this programme is now accredited with the CPD Standards Office, so attendees can receive CPD certificates for up to 16 hours of study.

Eligibility
Who can join the programme?

The National Nurturing Schools Programme is open to all school phases and types within the UK. 

You must be able to commit one senior leader and one other staff member to attend the programme, and lead the work within your school. 
Schools that successfully achieve the National Nurturing Schools Award usually involve the whole school community in their nurture journey. 

“The nurturing approach is for everybody in every class, all of the time. We have endorsed and invested time, resources, training offerings and support for all to create this nurturing ethos.” - headteacher at Ashford Oaks Primary School (a school holding the National Nurturing Schools Award).

What delegates say

Net Promoter Score (NPS)

Our Net Promoter Score* awarded by attendees this year is 73 (excellent)

75% of participants scored the programme 9 or 10 out of 10 when asked how likely they are to recommend it.

Over half said it had exceeded their expectations.

*Net Promoter Score is widely used to measure customer satisfaction. NPS scores range from -100 to +100, and a score of 0 is considered good.

Participants in 2024

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.

Our trainer was just the loveliest person, with lots of knowledge and support.

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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