A quick trip to your local library or bookshop will confirm that there is a huge amount of choice available when it comes to children’s books. From the gruesome Horrible Histories through to classics like The…
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an increasing realisation of the potential widespread impact the crisis could have on children and young people. Many commentators are using insights from a study on…
“The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.” Bruce D. Perry…
In schools, the relationships you form with children and young people can be life-changing for them. How many of us remember a teacher who impacted on us so greatly that we still remember their name and…
The lives and routines of families around the world have been turned upside down in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with so much ongoing uncertainty, it is unsurprising that our emotional wellbeing may suffer…
With wellbeing now at the heart of the Welsh curriculum, Thrive® is set to deliver its first Awareness Session in Welsh next month. As well as developing more resources in Welsh, Thrive has also…
This article, about the anniversary of the Timpson Review into school exclusions, was written by Alistair Dewar, our Relationship Manager for London, and features as guest blog on the Children and Young People Now website. Alistair…
The Need Stocksbridge Junior School is based on the outskirts of Sheffield and has 336 pupils with a three-form entry system. Although it was given a rating of Outstanding at its last Ofsted inspection, headteacher Samantha Gaymond (pictured right) wanted to do more to…
This spring we will be launching a new magazine for our members and would love to feature photos, stories, questions and top tips from our wonderful Thrive community. Please read through the criteria below and send…
One head explains that an approach based on neuroscience has improved behaviour, cut exclusions and boosted wellbeing.
The founder of Help Me, I’m Fine, which is Thrive’s chosen charity, has been awarded a Points of Light Award by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Helen Cousin set up the charity to help promote children’s…
Background Manor Infant School is a three-form entry school in Farnborough, Hampshire. The school was introduced to the Thrive Approach in 2017, when Headteacher Emma Dare trained as a Thrive Licensed Practitioner along with the school’s…
