St Michael's Nurture Group
Jigsaw
St Michael's nurture group
The Nurture Group Principle is:
To provide a carefully routined day, where there is a balance of learning and teaching, affection and structure within a homelike atmosphere.
What is Jigsaw?
Jigsaw is the name of the nurture group in St. Michael's Church of England school,
which is run by two staff who are directly accountable to the SENCO
(Special Educational Needs Coordinator) and to the Head Teacher.
Introduction
This guide has been produced to help you understand the role of Jigsaw i
in our school, and the benefits that your child will receive should they attend.
It is by no means exhaustive and if you would like further
clarification on any of the following please make time to speak to the
SENCO representative in school or the Jigsaw team.
What are nurture groups?
Brief History
Nurture groups were started in
Boxall, an educational psychologist employed by the Inner
The groups spread rapidly and quickly gained official approval, demonstrated by the highly influential 'Warnock' report, 1978. Presently, Nurture groups are an integral part of many primary and secondary schools all across the
What does a nurture group do?
They are classes of between six and nine children, usually in a mainstream primary school, supported by the whole staff group and by parent. Nurture groups always have two members of staff. The children spend a substantial part of the week in the group but remain part of their mainstream class, joining the other children for the regular planned activities by their teacher.
The adults' role is to ascertain any gaps in development, to
engage with the children at the stage they have reached and to
offer emotional acceptance and focused teaching.
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