Full Description
Unique in its field, the second edition of this respected book continues to underpin teaching in a positive, structured, and proactive manner. Sylvia Lucas revises and expands on the original work of Marjorie Boxall. It includes:
- A new chapter on nurture groups and pedagogy, child development theories and brain research.
- Updated examples such as the Every Child Matters agenda, an inclusive curriculum and schools' responses, 'and a practitioner's physical contact with the child
- A Case study from an international Nurture Group
Written in an accessible style this book will be useful to school managers, SENCOs, educational psychologists and teachers and therapists in specialist settings.
Marjorie Boxall originated the concept of nurture groups and was a founding member of the Nurture Group Network. The NGN runs accredited courses at Cambridge University, Leicester University and London University.
Sylvia Lucas is a founding member of the Nurture Group Network and now coordinates the work of the University CPD Group. She undertakes a range of consultancy in primary practice and school leadership both in the UK and abroad.
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition - Tony Cline
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO NURTURE GROUPS
Overview
School Expectations
Children's Difficulties: Their Nature and Origin
The Basis of Nurture Work: The Teacher's Primary Task
Earliest Learning: A Summary Chart
Growth, Not Pathology: The Central Tenet
The Classic Nurture Group and Some Variants
40 Years on: New Research and Nurture Groups
The Context
Pedagogy
Developmental Psychology
Developments in Neuroscience
Intuition
The Nurture Group Network
PART TWO: NURTURE GROUPS IN ACTION
The Organization of Experience
The Boxall Profile
Attachment and Support
Structuring the Way Ahead
Experiencing Achievement
The Internalization of Controls
Structure and Organization
Learning Behaviour: General Guidelines
Disruptive Behaviour: Nature and Management
Temper Tantrums
Fights
Earliest Learning Experiences
Earliest Needs and Interests: The Nurture Curriculum
Play
Food
Becoming Independent Learners
An Inclusive Curriculum
The National Curriculum
Growth Towards Personal and Social Autonomy
PART THREE: SETTING UP A NURTURE GROUP
School and Community Cohesion
Gaining Informed Support
The Nurture Group's Professional Profile
Responsibilities and Relationships
Relationships beyond the School
Positive Attitudes and Ethos: A Rewarding Experience
School Improvement: Planning for a Nurture Group
The Appropriate Model
Preparing an Action Plan
The Nurture Group Room
Organizing and Equipping the Room
Assessment, Record-Keeping and Evaluation
Selection: General Considerations
Referral, Assessment, Admission and Monitoring Procedures
Return to the Mainstream Class
Evaluation
