The Hub and Nurture Provision

at

Radbrook Primary School

The Hub is a comfy “home-like” classroom base that provides a safe and predictable structured environment for those children in attendance. It provides, opportunities for children to revisit early missed ‘nurturing’ experiences. The Hub team supports children to thrive from exposure to additional early nurturing and social experiences as well as enabling the children to progress in their learning by following a personalised curriculum. 

At the heart of this, staff work on building positive relationships with each child. There is a strong emphasis on the development of language and communication skills which is an essential strategy to support those children who have difficulties with their social, emotional and mental health or display challenging behaviours. Each child is valued for their uniqueness.

Radbrook Commitment to Inclusion

The Hub team work closely with the SENCO and Senior Leadership Team.

We endeavour to respect and support every child. A Nurture UK approach will be used to respond to each child’s needs, taking into consideration their:

· Life experiences

· Strengths

· Communication needs

· Learning needs

· Emotional, social and mental health needs

· Developmental needs

Aims

· Provide a small scale setting where children can experience nurturing support from skilled staff

· Break down barriers to learning

· Have a predictable, calm and purposeful environment and timetable

· Develop self-esteem and social skills

· Develop positive relationships between adults and children, building trust, confidence and reliability.

· Develop responsibility for oneself and others and understand appropriate behaviour

· Help children make decisions and sensible choices by understanding the consequences that certain behaviour has

· Work in partnership with parents/carer and class teachers to achieve consistency

· Prevent possible suspension

The Hub Team

 Mrs E Thelwell – Head teacher

Mrs J Hughes - Deputy Head teacher

Mrs A Smith– Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

Mrs S Worley and Mr T Taylor – Pastoral Support and ELSA team

Plus a team of Teaching Assistants 

Ultimate Success

Our aim is to reintegrate children back into their mainstream classroom for increased periods of time or if necessary we will work with external agencies to support a journey towards children accessing a specialist provision outside of our school family.

We will continue to be recognised as an inclusive setting that works tirelessly to push the boundaries of a school’s role in the community.

 We are the creative, inclusive school team who are finding solutions to support our children to be the best that they can be.

 We know that nurture helps children and young people to develop the vital social skills, confidence and self-esteem needed for them to become ready to learn. This tried and tested method is underpinned by both theory and research in order to make a practical difference in pupils' lives by ensuring they have the support they need to flourish.