We set up our nurture group in 1999 and its gone from strength to strength.
I often wonder how we ever lived without it.

how many of you have them within your school

anyone else involved in them?

Not heard of a nurture group before, what does if mean?

hope this helps

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Are they mixed age summer?

I have three groups, one is just KS1, one is a mix of ks1/2 and one is mainly KS2.

I tend to group them as to emotional and developemental age rather than cronological age

i have just started a lunch time nurture group with 4 ks2 girls.
we set a table with cloth, napkins and plates and eat lunch together. their favorite part is being allowed to decorate the table cloth (plastic) [/img]

Are you a family worker summer?

oops

We have nurture groups, I think it's in its 2nd year now, for children who coming into y3 and are anxious about school and some other grps, I'm not involved with it, we also do leapfrog club- peer bonding and games.
We have been doing positive play for some time, I am involved with that, and have seen quite a lot of success, when we started it, we used to have quite a few y6 boys excluded from the playground, who used to line the corridor at play, we took them individually into p.p and before long they were never stood on the corridor again. The one (from this troubled group) that I worked with, said that the first time he'd been to pp with me, when he got home, he walked in, and his mum turned around and said, 'what have you been up to, I've never seen such a big smile on your face.' he said ' Ive been doing this new thing with Mrs.. called p.p, I can call her.... (first name) and we do.....(read a story, talk, jigsaws, spend quality time with some one etc) its great'. When he left school in summer, he gave me a card with a big smiley face on the front, inside it said, 'You really know how to put the smile on my face'. I'd forgotten about that first conversation with his mum, and it was'nt until a few hours later that the penny dropped- I may of forgotten but he had'nt.

wow what a great story, i often think we dont do enough to help children on the playground and lets face it this is where troubled children have the hardest time. we have a luchtime group where they go and discuss behaviour and social skills, if someone has a problem, lets say with another groupl of children, they all discuss what they could do about it.
It also gives them a key adult to turn to if there are any problems and they know they can come into school and look for her

I think i feel another thread coming on

Not sure if it is the same thing as you are talking about, but my daughter's school is looking to create a small support group for my daughter.

It has been difficult because 3/4 of the school population are boys, obviously they need to be sure that what is said in the support group stays there, parents won't have a problem with it, and a couple of older girls. They also need to be people my daughter would feel easy enough to be open with. Plus also they want the other girls to benefit from the group as well.

This is ongoing from the LEA's suggestions before we reapply for statementing but also my request her peers be told she has aspergers. Ie there will be a smaller group who understands what it means and can support her if there is any fall out as a result.

Which reminds me i need to chase the SENCO to see where they are at with this.

hi

i suggested this when i was working with my aspergers student, but had so much opposition, although i had a great peer group set up to support him

grrrr bloody head!! why is it you cant tell men what will and wont work!!!!


needless to say my student couldnt last much longer in the school

hey nor me for that fact!!!!

peer awareness can be really helpful to a child with ASD ive seen it done very well, but unfortunalty ive seen it done badly too.

I'm not sure if this is what they are suggesting or a circle of friends, or even a combination. If its peer awareness i hope the person running the group has a good understanding of not only asperger's but also of how it actually affects your daughter

Hi DQ,

The biggest opposition I've come across has been outside of the school. The issue seems to be if we tell others she will end up being bullied because she is 'different'. Well hello, she's been bullied most of her life because she is different.

My experience is young people can be very understanding - once they understand what is going on. More often then not it is their parents and other adults who have the problems.

Sure there may be some who will try to pick on her, but then the school has proved very effective in dealing with any bullying problems.

But then despite mentioning this before Christmas nothing has come from it yet. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing. If it is because they are being careful to get the right information, support etc then good. Otherwise I will be speaking the EP for support.