{"id":225,"date":"2025-02-06T11:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:12:39","slug":"225-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/225-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year in Hillhead High School, a nurture group runs for a number of S1 pupils.<\/p>\n<p>Nurture is a tried and tested way of relating to children that helps them develop vital social skills, confidence and self-esteem, and become ready to learn. A nurture group is a school-based intervention run by two members of staff with up to six pupils.\u00a0 The aim is develop positive pupil relationships with both teachers\/staff and peers in a supportive environment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FTrrzfCWYAAjLrU?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When our nurture pupils move into S2, they begin to receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/check-in\/\">check-in<\/a> with a member of the SfL staff.<\/p>\n<p>From session\u00a0<strong>2026-27\u00a0<\/strong>we have r<span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">enamed the Nurture Group as <\/span><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Oakfield Group. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">We hope that a more neutral name will help pupils feel proud to be part of the group and reduce any stigma that can sometimes be associated with targeted support.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/225-2\/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-20-58-40\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2026\/10\/18200623\/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-20.58.40.png\" data-orig-size=\"558,876\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2026-10-18 at 20.58.40\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2026\/10\/18200623\/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-20.58.40-191x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2026\/10\/18200623\/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-20.58.40.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2026\/10\/18200623\/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-20.58.40-191x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2026\/10\/18200623\/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-20.58.40-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2026\/10\/18200623\/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-20.58.40.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newsletters 2026\/27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2026\/10\/18200808\/Nurture-News.pdf\">Issue 01 Nurture News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Click the link below to watch our 2025\/26 group video!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/nurture-video\/\">Nurture Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>See what our 23\/24 nurture group got up to below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2025\/02\/06115806\/Nurture-Newsletter-2024.pdf\">Nurture Newsletter 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadsupportforlearning\/uploads\/sites\/11197\/2025\/11\/19124550\/Nurture-Newsletter-Nov-2025.pdf\">Nurture Newsletter Nov 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year in Hillhead High School, a nurture group runs for a number of S1 pupils. 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