Welcome to Nurture. We have a wonderful room outside, located behind the school building. Although this room is for everyone on a daily basis, we use it for nurture sessions each week. We also have a ‘sea’ themed room (the Blue Room) in school which is also very popular. 

Nurture has become a whole school initiative as we aim to meet the needs of all our pupils socially and emotionally and help develop positive attitudes to themselves and school. 

From P3- P7 children have the opportunity to be part of a nurture group and groups meet for 2 sessions per week.  All sorts of children join nurture groups, for all sorts of reasons. The point of nurture is to encourage the child to want to go to school, to take pride in their learning and to learn and grow at a pace that is right for them.

The six principles of nurture are:

• Children’s learning is understood developmentally
• The importance of nurture for the development of well-being
• All behaviour is communication
• The classroom offers a safe space
• Language is a vital means of communication
• The importance of transition in children’s lives.

At Nurture there are lots of different activities planned including some focused on PDMU, art, baking, being outdoors- gardening etc. 

We have a new Nurture Garden opening in September 2025 and this is a space we are very excited to develop and use.