Nurture

Battlefield is a nurturing school where children’s needs are met in a range of ways by different members of the staff team.

Our Nurture Room, The Honeypot, enables us to help small groups of Primary 1 children to settle into school life more effectively with increased adult support. Mrs Currie (Nurture Teacher) and Mrs Martin (Nurture Assistant) work with a maximum of 6 children in the Honeypot. These children remain part of their regular class but this targeted provision allows increased personalisation and choice, flexibility to pupils’ individual strengths and needs and enhanced communication with parents and carers to give them the best opportunities for success in their learning journey at Battlefield.

Mrs Currie also provides support for pupils throughout the school, running a range of upper school groups focused on aspects of Health and Wellbeing. By engaging with regular training to build staff capacity, we ensure that a nurturing approach is our culture at Battlefield and not just the climate within The Honeypot.

The Six Principles Of Nurture

1. Children’s learning is understood developmentally

2. The classroom offers a safe base

3. The importance of nurture for the development of wellbeing

4. Language is a vital means of communication

5. All behaviour is communication

6. The importance of transition in children’s lives

You can access a copy of our Nurture Policy here.