TCES NURTURE Primary
TCES Nurture Primary is the primary school site of TCES East London school. It has been renamed from its previous title of Create Learning Primary to emphasise its link to an evidence-based nurture approach.
TCES Nurture Primary Is a specialist school service offering a therapeutic learning environment for children aged 7-13. Our pupils face significant challenges which act as a barrier to their learning in a mainstream or alternative provision. A ‘Nurture’, evidence-based approach to education is used at TCES Nurture Primary to support these younger children.
Pupils arriving at TCES Nurture Primary have been out of education for a considerable period of time and have often experienced multiple exclusions or ‘managed moves’, resulting in significant gaps in their learning.
60% of our TCES Nurture Primary pupils receive early help support, child-in-need support or child protection support, through specific statutory plans. Pupils stay with TCES Nurture Primary until the end of Year 6 or 7 depending on their needs and their ability to access the next stage of education.
Pupil profiles
This school supports pupils in Key Stage 2 and into Key Stage 3 (year 7) who are likely to have at least one of the following complex needs:
- Experiences of relational / developmental trauma or attachment difficulties
- Significant challenges and complexity linked specifically to their diagnosed or undiagnosed needs
- A diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition, for example: Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Sensory processing difficulties
- A diagnosed mental health condition, for example Anxiety or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- A large number of our pupils arrive to TCES Nurture Primary with persistent or severely absent issues
The Nurture Approach
TCES Nurture Primary is underpinned by the Six Principles of Nurture:
- Meeting social, emotional, and cognitive needs
- Considering how we communicate
- Reflecting on behaviour, developmental needs and our own practice
- Building positive self-esteem and self-identity
- Feeling emotionally safe
- Celebrating diversity and inclusion
Nurture International Partnership 2024
Research proposes that nurture groups are most effective when implemented within a culture of universal nurture.
TCES has partnered with Nurture International, whose focus is on linking nurture practices throughout learning by using neuroscientific knowledge, attachment theory and sensory integration to enhance teaching and learning.
TCES Nurture Primary has been underpinned by the Six Nurture Principles for Learning since opening in 2021, delivering a holistic curriculum to small classes of up to five pupils. Each Teacher is supported by Therapeutic Education Practitioners (TEP), all trained in the holistic Nurture approach.
This partnership reaffirms TCES Nurture Primary and its drive to integrate nurture throughout the school to its highest level as an antidote to trauma and unmet needs.
Benefits of the nurture approach
A nurturing approach supports better emotional regulation in pupils, improving their cognitive functioning and ability to learn. Pupils begin to understand the importance of positive relationships and how to work and play together cooperatively. As their confidence develops, they learn how to speak in a group and express their ideas and make positive choices.
Referrals
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KEY CONTACTS
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TCES Nurture Primary, 41 Varley Road, London, E16 3NR
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Telephone: 020 3011 3281
Name |
Role |
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Katrina Medley | Executive Headteacher | np@tces.org.uk |
Ricardo Hylton | Headteacher | np@tces.org.uk |
Sherie Harris | Deputy Headteacher | |
Marcia Field | School Business Manager | np@tces.org.uk |
Thomas Keaney | CEO & School Proprietor |