In this paper the spread and direction of nurture within the context of Scottish schools is outlined. Through the process of interacting with key education stakeholders and consideration of the evidence base a picture of the development of whole establishment nurturing approaches in Scotland has emerged. The views of 27 of Scotland's 32 local authorities were identified through a questionnaire to establish the extent to which nurture groups and nurturing approaches are a priority for local authorities and then a 'drill down' activity was undertaken with a further 10 stakeholders. By speaking to four schools and six representatives from educational psychology services across Scotland a confluence for the rationale of implementing a nurturing approach is noted; an understanding of what a nurturing approach is and the challenges and benefits that sit alongside the embedding of the whole school approach are examined. From the process of consultation with stakeholders and literature review, next steps are proposed that will help the continuing development of an evidence base for nurturing approaches and link this to other emerging priorities within the wider landscape.