Nurture Audit
As highlighted by our Headteacher Engagement Sessions, and in discussion during our HT Conference, our focus on relationships is vitally important as we continue to support our children and young people in their education. Nurture was highlighted by many as an example of good practice, and as something that is making a positive difference in their establishments.
We conducted an authority wide audit of nurture development asking where you are on your nurture journey: what you have used, what you have found helpful, what you want to know more about and what examples of good practice you have .
The audit provided us with data on activity across the authority, providing food for thought regarding support for the next stage of implementation. It is also useful to schools as a key self-evaluation activity to reflect and consider next steps in nurturing positive relationships in your schools. It was a great opportunity to share thoughts and ideas, and to celebrate your successes. Please see the sections below for the key messages:
20 schools responded to the Nurture Audit and provided the data below.
90% of these schools are currently engaged in whole school nurture (n=18).
70% of these schools have nurture on their School Improvement Plans (n=14).
Nurture LearnPros
The majority of teaching staff have completed the Nurture Learn Pros in 80% of these schools.
The majority of support staff have completed the Learn Pros in 60% of these schools.
Schools highlighted difficulty of support staff undertaking professional development due to staffing changes and less availability on in-service days/CAT sessions. This may account for fewer schools having the majority of their support staff completing the learn pros vs. teaching staff.
Nurture Evaluation and Implementation Framework
60% of these schools (n=12) indicated they have not used any of the evaluation tools from the "Applying Nurture as a Whole School Approach" document, and 40% (n=8) have used evaluation tools from the document.
Further information about tools and resources for Nurture evaluation can be found on our Evaluation page
inc55applyingnurturingapproaches120617.pdfApplying Nurture as a Whole School Approach document.
200512_Implementation Framework.docxELC Implementation Framework
68% of these schools (n=13) said they have not used the ELC Implementation Framework and/or the LearnPro module to support their nurture development work.
The remaining 32% of these schools indicated that they have used the framework/LearnPro (n=6).
Nurture Staff and Network
70% of these schools highlighted that they have key staff who are nurture leads/champions (n=14), and 30% of schools indicated no key staff as nurture leads/champions (n=6).
60% of these schools are current members of the Nurture Network (n=12).
In relation to the Nurture Network, these were the things reported as the most useful by schools:
Information on the Webpage (n=11)
Update Emails (n=10)
Network Meetings (n=7)
Please visit the Nurture Network page for more details about Network meetings and relevant resources.
Nurture Groups
50% of these schools indicated that they currently have a nurture group set up in school (n=10), with the other half not running any groups currently.
All schools with a nurture group reported that they assess, track and review the progress of the children and young people accessing the groups.
50% of schools with a nurture group said that they use the Boxall Profile as part of their assessment process (n=5).
