THE NURTURING SCHOOL: THE IMPACT OF NURTURE GROUP PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE ON THE WHOLE SCHOOL

Abstract

The high expectations of teachers in Nurture Groups can bring about amazing change in their schools as well as in the children. When the theory which underpins Nurture Groups is applied to the whole school with a clear curriculum focus, a positive cycle of growth and development is set in motion, teaching and learning become more effective for all children and the morale of all concerned improves. The Nurturing School offers a real alternative to committed teachers who are concerned about the emotional development of the children and adults in our schools in the current educational climate.

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Sylvia Lucas

Sylvia Lucas set up and ran one of the very first Nurture Groups at Kingsmead School in Hackney in the early 1970s. She was later appointed to the headship of the school. From 1986 until her retirement in August 1998, she was Headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes School in Redbridge.