New Prep DEN keeps focus on wellbeing

The DEN at Bridgewater School

Pastoral care is at the centre of the Bridgewater ethos and helping pupils develop their social and emotional wellbeing to enable them to become happy and self-confident learners, remains a key target for all involved.

Our aim, to enable children to manage times of change and stress so that they reach their potential, is helped by the addition of a new DEN (Develop, Encourage and Nurture). Situated in the Prep Department, the DEN provides a safe, calming space for pupils and staff to engage on a one-to-one basis and a place where those children who need help in recognising their emotions can develop their skills to deal with these.

The DEN is a valuable asset to the Prep Department and provides a further link between academic and pastoral support so that younger children can engage more effectively in their learning and participation in school, both in and outside of the classroom.

We believe that individuals count. So we are interested in what makes us all different. Not just what makes us the same.


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