The Need The Bewbush Academy is a primary school in West Sussex with a three-form intake and 580 pupils. It is in a socially diverse community with many parents who work shifts, including a large number at the nearby Gatwick Airport. Fifty per cent of pupils are learning English as an additional language (EAL) and … Continued
Last year, we commissioned a survey of Thrive® practitioners in primary schools. We wanted to find out how Thrive is being used and to understand what the impact of the Approach has been. Almost 500 responses were received, representing 22 per cent of the schools we work with. This gave us plenty of data to … Continued
This month, we were delighted to be joined by Alex, a student from a local secondary school, for a week of work experience. Throughout the week, Alex spent time with different teams learning about Thrive and our Approach. Below, Alex explains why she thinks it’s important for schools to support the social and emotional wellbeing … Continued
The Need Greater Horseshoe is an independent special school based in Heathfield, Devon, which opened in September 2018. Run by Enhanced Learning Services it has 21 pupils aged from eight to 19-years-old, many of whom have an Education Health Care Plan in place with a variety of diagnoses including learning difficulties, autism and ADHD. ELS … Continued
The finishing touches are now being made to a sensory garden at a South Yorkshire primary school which will help to support pupils’ mental health. The garden has been created at Misterton Primary School thanks to Help Me, I’m Fine, a charity set up by Helen Cousin after her daughter, Maisie, took her own life … Continued
A passionate advocate for disability rights has won this year’s Young Person/Youth Achievement nasen Award. We were delighted to watch Jemima Browning, from Yorkshire, collect the award, sponsored by Thrive, at a glittering black-tie event held at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in London this evening. The awards are organised by the charity National Association … Continued
As human beings, we are born with a need for connection. We long to feel safe and secure and to build close relationships that make us feel special. When we connect with another person, our brain and body release a cocktail of chemicals that make us feel good – one of these chemicals is oxytocin. … Continued
We are delighted to launch a brand-new induction package for primary settings looking to take a whole-school approach to embedding Thrive. Thrive Together has been designed to equip Thrive leads with everything they need to inspire their colleagues with how the Thrive Approach can create happier, calmer children that are better engaged with learning. … Continued
We are excited to announce that we are piloting a new 2-day course designed for classroom-based practitioners in existing Thrive primary settings. Foundations of Thrive for All Staff aims to provide delegates with an in-depth understanding of the Thrive Approach and how it works to support the optimal social and emotional development of all children in … Continued
At the end of April, we saw the long-awaited publication of the new draft curriculum for Wales, set to take effect in 2022. Traditional subject boundaries have been scrapped and replaced with six Areas of Learning and Experience (AoLEs), designed to work together as part of an all-inclusive curriculum, as recommended by Professor Graham Donaldson … Continued
