The Nurture Project Partnership involves training staff to work towards a trauma informed school using the following model:
Benefits to State Schools:
- Raise the academic attainment of disadvantaged pupils, closing the attainment gap for pupils facing disadvantage
- Develop pupils’ language, social and emotional skills while enhancing their emotional well-being
- Improve school attendance
- Reduce behavioural issues
- Decrease school exclusions
Next Steps
- Review / consider training on attachment, child development and trauma informed approaches for all staff.
- Identify disadvantaged pupils eligible for pupil premium funding from a targeted year group
- Develop a support programme to address pupils’ language, social, emotional and academic needs
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Identify an independent school to partner with in order to collaborate with their sixth form mentors and gain access to resources
