An additional £7m announced A further £7m to support training for school mental health leads has been announced this week by the Department for Education. This move will allow ‘up to 8,000’ more schools and colleges…
A DfE quality-approved approach “We can’t teach you to be emotionally intelligent. You’re either empathetic and understanding by nature, or you aren’t. Mental health policies are blanket documents; they’re not helpful in dealing with individual, complex…
The achievements of a Thrive Ambassador School have been recognised by Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP in a letter praising its hard work and dedication to supporting mental wellbeing. The Hub, in Catterick, was named as an…
To celebrate 25 years of World Book Day, Thrive ran a creative competition for children and young people, asking them to recreate their favourite book or fictional character. The competition was a great success, and we…
The latest episode of Thrive’s Connected podcast is about Spark UK, an organisation that was set up in 2020 by four teenagers in order to lead the conversation around young people’s mental health. Based in North Devon, the…
This World Book Day, you could win a £75 Waterstones voucher! To celebrate World Book Day, we’re asking the children and young people in your setting, or at home, to recreate their favourite book or fictional…
Evidencing the impact of wellbeing good practice with the Thrive Approach® will be the focus of this year’s Forging New Connections webinar, which will be delivered by the highly-experienced schools’ inspector and Thrive Licensed Practitioner® Sandra…
The government aims to have a mental health lead in every school and college by 2025. To help make this happen, the DfE are offering funding for senior members of school staff to access training that…
The latest episode of Thrive’s Connected podcast focuses on Emotional Based School Avoidance, a term used to describe children and young people who experience challenges in attending school due to negative feelings such as anxiety. In the podcast,…
We love hearing from settings that have embedded the Thrive Approach® about the difference it has made to the lives of young people and their families. The below is a letter received by Tuition Extra, about…
The latest episode of Thrive’s Connected podcast features an initiative by Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School, in Hertfordshire, which is helping children to name and understand their emotions and how they impact their…
Thrive has been at the heart of my practice for the last seven years and has heavily-influenced my approach when working, not only directly with children and young people across a range of age groups, but also when planning…
