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Inclusion: Nurture Spaces - Calm and quiet

Children with additional needs are supported at one setting in south London in a dedicated nurture space, explains Luke Page, head of Triangle Nursery School
The nurture space includes a sensory classroom
The nurture space includes a sensory classroom

Triangle Nursery School has a reputation for supporting children with additional needs. Over the past five years, like many other schools and settings, the number of applications to the school for children with complex additional needs has increased significantly. Currently, 45 per cent of children on roll have additional needs and we have or are in the process of requesting 16 Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs).

We recognised that for many of these children, we could offer support in our classrooms and continue to work towards requesting EHCPs as required. Although we are a relatively small school, some children were quickly overwhelmed by the busy environment and began to demonstrate this through some challenging behaviours.

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