Running a Nurture Group

A Highly Practical Resource For Implementing Nurture Groups To Help Improve Childrens′ Social, Emotional And Educational Development. Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About The Author -- How To Use The Cd-rom -- Cd-rom Contents -- How To Use This Book -- 1 Why Schools And Children Need Nurture Groups -- Introduction -- Ofsted Inclusion Criteria -- Every Child Matters Outcomes -- So How Does A Nurture Group Work? -- Everybody Wins! -- 2 How To Plan For A Nurture Group In Your Setting -- Strategic Planning Of A Nurture Group -- Why Bother With Strategic Planning? -- How Does It Work In Practice? -- Evaluating The Nurture Group -- The Importance Of Planning -- What Happens Next? -- 3 Assessing Which Children Belong In A Nurture Group And Working With Them -- What We Should Look For When Assessing Children -- Using And Interpreting The Boxall Profile -- How The Boxall Profile Is Used In Kaleidoscope -- Using Goodman's Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire -- Effective Approaches To Working With Children With Emotional And Behavioural Difficulties -- Managing Non-compliance -- How The Brain Is Affected By Trauma And The Implications For Working With Children In Nurture Groups -- 4 How To Run A Nurture Group Effectively -- Behaviour Management -- Reintegrating Children Into Their Mainstream Classes -- Working With Parents -- 5 Keeping On Course -- Team Working And Asking For Help -- Behaviour Plans And The Most Challenging Children -- Record Keeping -- 6 Staff Training -- A Brief History Of Nurture Groups -- Key Research On The Effectiveness Of Nurture Groups -- Accredited Training By The Nurture Group Network -- Delivering Nurture Group Training In School -- The Kaleidoscope Setting-up Process -- Common Problems And Questions -- Powerpoint Presentations On Nurture Group Principles And Practice -- Appendix 1 -- Mission Statement -- Appendix 2 -- Nurture Group Topic Planning. -- Rotating Activity Planner - Nurture Group. Nurture Group Learning Objectives -- Glossary -- References -- Useful Websites -- Index.