I just want to say how truly grateful I am for giving my son such a good few months and helping to get his confidence and smile back. He loves being at the farm.
Gloverspiece Minifarm is a special place. Thank you all so much for helping to build my son's confidence back after he lost it and for helping him get his smile back. He has loved being at the farm, you're all amazing keep up the good work.
Thank you very much for being with you at school on Friday. I find you do really nice work making a difference for a lot of children. I enjoyed observing the way you work with the children.
Many of our students were extremely nervous, however, the feedback from them has been overwhelmingly positive, and that is a result of the kindness, help and support that you were able to offer them. Students have reported that they have grown in confidence, they have improved their communication and organisational skills, learnt new skills, and that they are clearer now on where they want their future education or career to take them. This invaluable feedback will be used to help prepare next years’ students for their work experience in April 2025.
Since starting gloverspiece and attending nurture sessions the difference in our 8 year old son has been huge He had been out of school for two years, he was unable to leave my side, he hated leaving the house, he was prone to violent outbursts due to frustration and he disliked interacting with people especially other children. We are now 9 months later and wow, our son attends gloverspiece 3 days a week, aiming to move to 4 next week, he actually enjoys being around the other children, we are leaving the house so much more and his outbursts are much fewer. It's never going to be plain sailing and I'm sure there will be more bumps in the road along the way but if somebody had told me 9 months ago this was where our son would be now I would never have believed them We are so proud of him and thankful for the difference nurture has made to his life
When our child arrived at Gloverspiece school there were many challenges to be faced. At all stages of their development at the school they have shown themselves to not only be a very professional school but also one that truly cares. Nothing is ever too much for the staff and they are constantly working with the children to promote a nurturing environment that encourages their self development / esteem both from an educational point of view but also from a personal perspective. Encouraging, safe and welcoming are all words I would use to describe the school. Any child attending this school will never feel out of place or alone as it promotes a family feel whilst encouraging the children to be the best that they can be educationally. Gold plus in our eyes!!
We were at our wits end caring for a boy who was having to be restrained by up to 5 teachers in Primary school. The Primary school tried so hard to accommodate him, giving him an area of his own for his desk, lots of one to one in the thrive room etc.. Sadly his behaviour deteriorated. When he went to Glovers Piece I was not optimistic, I thought he may manage to stay for about a week without incident. After over 2 years he has thrived, no incidents or tantrums. His confidence has improved, he is learning and is a much happier person.
Gloverspiece has made an amazing difference to how my son feels about school. He loves going, he has friends, he enjoys learning and is learning. He talks with enthusiasm about what he has learnt and he adores the animals...especially the cats. The biggest difference the school has made is making my son happy.