The Haven Nurture Group

The Haven Intervention Hub

Welcome to The Haven Intervention Hub page. We have set up this page for all parents to see what we can provide for children at any point in their school life. If you would like to come and see us and learn more, we are available from 3.10pm after school. 

Who are we?

The Haven is an intervention run by 2 full time teaching assistants, Mrs Butterell and Miss Naylor. Our room is based near the year 6 mobiles. The groups run for five mornings and four afternoons each week. 

We started as a nurture group based on the nurture principles and in July 2018 we were awarded the Marjorie Boxall Quality Mark Award for our Nurture group.  This is a very prestigious award that is only given to the best nurture groups around the country.  We were the first school in South Yorkshire to gain this award which was a huge achievement for the children and staff of The Haven. Since then the Haven has evolved to being more than nurture. 

What is the Haven?

The Haven is a small group intervention which provides lots of opportunities for children to develop skills which they may need support with in a safe, consistent environment. Children come to us for support with many different things; our environment is ideal due to the small number of children and two full time members of staff. This means that we can spend lots of time supporting pupils to develop skills they can use to succeed in the classroom and at home. 

These skills include: 

. developing attention and concentration; 

. speech and language; 

. confidence and self-esteem; 

. joining in with group activities; 

. listening; 

. sharing and taking turns; 

. friendships and relationships; 

. social skills; 

. understanding our emotions and how to manage them; 

. being resilient and confident learners in the classroom. 

What our room looks like.

The Haven is a safe, comfortable space which mixes both school and home environments to make children feel relaxed and secure. We believe that children learn best when they feel safe and comfortable, which is why we include home furniture, such as the sofas and dining table. We have everything in our room which would be found in a typical reception classroom, such as a book corner, role play area, construction and sand/water/messy play. This is so that we can support children to learn skills through play, and these skills can be repeated until the children feel confident to use them in their own classrooms. 

Parent’s comments

‘‘What a big difference we have seen in our child. The Haven is a credit to the school. Big thanks to all staff for your support.’ Y1 

 The Haven has been an extremely positive experience for my child, giving her the opportunity to open up and flourish in a neutral environment. Many thanks for all your hard work and effort.’ Y3 

 We as parents have seen a real positive change in our child since he has been in the Haven group. The staff is great and our child loved to go. A real positive for this school.’ Y2 

‘The Haven group has had a huge impact on my son’s confidence and self-esteem; he is much happier going to school than he ever used to be. We have also seen a positive improvement in his social skills and interaction with his peers and other children; we strongly believe this is because of the support our child has received in Nurture. We feel lucky to have been offered this extra care and think it’s a BIG benefit to school.’ Y2 

 I can’t thank the staff enough for the help and support they have given to my child during his time in the Haven. He is now a different child and it has had a positive effect at school and at home.’ Y1 

 

Thank you for visiting our page; we hope we have answered any questions you may have about The Haven groups. If you would like to visit our room or you would like to chat to us about your child or The Haven in general, we are available from 3.10pm after school. We can be found either in The Haven room, or speak to Miss Franklin/Mrs Walker in the office who will be able to locate us.