Nurture and ELSA Provision

At St Antony's RC Primary we believe that a nurturing approach recognises that positive relationships are central to both learning and wellbeing. We are proud to offer a Nurture provision which focusses on the attention and care provided to a child that supports their developing needs and emotional resilience.

At St Antony's RC we work as a team to provide exceptional mental health support that is based on the individual needs of the children. We provide mini mindfulness activities as well as drop in clinics where children can share their worries in a safe, supportive, understanding and caring environment. 

Our pupils are supported through a variety of interventions and in a variety of ways. Through

• Nurture groups
• Mini Mindefulness sessions
• 1-1 ELSA sessions
• Wellbeing interventions

Hello, my name is Mrs Linley.  I am an ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) at St Antony’s RC Primary. The key role of an ELSA is to help children learn and practice social and emotional skills, help children to feel valued and listened to and to advocate their needs within the school.   I have been trained to support children with their Emotional Literacy and the areas I work on with children, either individually or as a group are, emotional awareness, social skills, friendship skills, self-esteem, anger management and loss and bereavement.  To do this I provide a consistent time and place to work, ELSA is time limited to assist the development of specific skills, usually for 6-10 weeks. As an ELSA I will stay with the feelings and create a reflective space. At St Antony's we have a mini mindfulness hub where children can access mindful activities in a safe and calming space. 

Hello, my name is Mrs Duxbury. I am the Nurture lead at St Antony's RC Primary and I am passionate about supporting all children through their nurturing journey. Nurture is a tried and tested way of relating to children that helps them develop vital social skills, confidence and self-esteem, and become ready to learn. My role is to deliver the concept of nurture that highlights the importance of social environments – who you are with and not who you are born to – and its significant influence on social and emotional skills, wellbeing and behaviour. The nurturing approach to education offers a range of opportunities for children to engage with missing early nurturing experiences, giving them the social and emotional skills to do well at school and with peers, and to develop their resilience and self-confidence. It encourages pupils to take pride in achieving - addressing the social and emotional needs that can hamper learning.