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Bring nurture into it

All children need boundaries, and some of these students either won’t have had those or will have had a lot of inappropriate, overly severe boundaries. But while consistent, firm boundaries can help a child to feel safe, it’s important to remember that nurture also plays a part.

By nurture I mean the consistent care that we would expect a parent to give a child. If any of your students end up being among the tiny minority of children who are actually taken into care (approximately half a percent) it seems reasonable to assume that they will not have received the consistent, nurturing parenting that enables physical, mental and emotional wellbeing (it’s also worth noting that the rate of is 46.4% as compared to 8.5% in nondisadvantaged children and young people).

Some children may need therapeutic intervention but all children, especially those who are vulnerable, would benefit from schools that promote emotional well-being. As teachers, we shouldn’t underestimate the power of smiles, kind words, acceptance following behavioural incidents and appropriate physical proximity.

(Available in: https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/sep/28/howcan- teachers-support-vulnerable-children-at-school. Accessed on May 19th, 2019. Adapted.)

What attitudes should teachers take when dealing with vulnerable children?