19/11/2025
🌟 “The need to nurture our children’s social and emotional development has never been more urgent.” – Nurtureuk
In Time to Nurture: Responding to the Social-Emotional Development Crisis in Our Schools, Nurture UK's latest report, they highlight how:
▶ Over 40% of pupils in England have social-emotional development needs, and 16% have high needs (up from 10% in 2018).
▶ Unmet needs lead to poor wellbeing, behaviour, and academic outcomes - costing the state an estimated £1.9bn annually.
The report calls for “early identification and intervention” and recommends “universal social-emotional assessment and whole-school nurture” so no child’s needs go unnoticed.
At Lifespace Trust we build bespoke emotional wellbeing toolkits for partner schools includes:
✔ Mentoring – building trusted relationships and resilience
✔ Workshops – practical tools for pupils
✔ School Supervision packages – supporting DSLs and pastoral staff to stay strong for those who need them most
This year, we supported 1,541 young people, delivered 5,163 mentoring sessions, and took part in 201 group activities (including 39 workshops) reaching over 1,000 young people.
Together, we’re creating safe, inclusive spaces where every child feels valued and ready to learn.
