Nurture
The Six Principles of Nurture
At Victoria Road Primary School, we are committed to providing a nurturing environment that supports our pupils' academic, social, and emotional growth. We believe that a nurturing approach is essential in helping our children develop the skills and resilience they need to thrive.
To achieve this, we aim to integrate the "Six Principles of Nurture" from Nurture UK into every aspect of our school life. This will enable us to create a culture that fosters social and emotional learning, and helps our children become confident, capable, and well-rounded individuals. We are currently working towards achieving the National Nurturing Schools Award.
In Term 1, we rolled out the Six Principles of Nurture to our entire school community through assemblies, activities linked to each principle, staff/governor training and weekly updates to parents.
For each principle, we held a whole school assembly and then each class completed activities based on these. The children completed activities such as learning how to make origami (with and without instructions), filling buckets of kindness and designing their own safe classroom spaces.
Nurture UK Award
We officially passed our Nurture Award assessment and are now extremely proud to announce that we are officially a Nurture School! We received a fantastic report from our Nurture UK assessor when we were assessed in June 2025 and can now proudly use the official Nurture UK Award logo. Please find a statement from the report we received below:
'Spending the morning with you all offered a deeply insightful window into the remarkable progress you have made on your nurturing journey. It was evident from the very beginning that this is not a new path for Victoria Road Primary School, but one that began long ago and has deepened and developed through your participation in the National Nurturing Schools Programme. It was a privilege to witness first-hand the outcomes of your longstanding and evolving commitment to a relational approach, rooted in the Six Principles of Nurture. The professionalism, consistency, and compassion that underpin your practice are not only evident—they are profoundly impactful. This report reflects and celebrates your work across the key areas of the Six Principles of Nurture, staff wellbeing, team around the child, parental engagement, and pupils'.
Nurture UK Assessor - June 2025
