The Orchard is a dedicated nurture base designed to support pupils’ emotional wellbeing and social development through a calm, structured environment. Key features include:

• 🛋️ Safe Space for All
  A welcoming environment where children, parents/carers, and staff can talk openly and receive emotional support from our pastoral team.
• 🌼 Contained Garden Area
  A secure outdoor space that promotes sensory exploration with the sand pit and water play, an outside bench when the weather is nice to have lunch or play and connection with nature.
• 💡 Mood Lighting
  Thoughtfully designed lighting to create a calming atmosphere and support emotional regulation.
• 🎶 Calming Music
  Gentle background music helps create a soothing atmosphere and supports emotional regulation.
• 💬 Wellbeing Touch Bases
  Regular check-ins to help pupil’s express feelings, build resilience, promote positive self-esteem and develop coping strategies.
• 🧠 Mental Health Support
  Access to trained staff and resources to support pupils experiencing anxiety, low mood, or other mental health challenges, promoting resilience and positive coping strategies.
• 🤝 Friendship Support
  Guided activities and conversations to help children build, maintain, and navigate friendships, including restorative justice conversations.
• 🧘 Nurture Lunchtime Club
  A quiet, supportive space for pupils to enjoy lunch while engaging in positive social interactions.
• 🎲 Play Modelling & Turn-Taking Games
  Staff facilitate and model appropriate play behaviours, encouraging cooperation, sharing and communication.
• 🧠 Brain Breaks
  Short, purposeful breaks that help pupils reset, refocus, and manage their energy throughout the day.
• 🗣️ Speech and Language Interventions
  Targeted support to develop communication skills and confidence in verbal expression with our communication TA Mrs Bayliss
• 🌍 English as an Additional Language (EAL) Support
  Tailored interventions to help pupils with EAL access learning and integrate socially with our communication TA Mrs Bayliss.
• 💗 ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) Intervention
  Specialist support to help pupils understand and manage emotions, develop self-esteem, and improve emotional wellbeing with our trained ELSA’s, Mrs Boers and Mrs Instone.
• 🕊️ Bereavement Support
  Compassionate guidance and emotional support for pupils experiencing loss or grief with Mrs Bayliss.
• 🧩 Autism Awareness Intervention
  Tailored strategies and resources to support autistic pupils, raise awareness among peers, and foster an inclusive, understanding environment with a trained staff, Mrs Boers and Miss Jones.