How the Thrive team have been finding joy in lockdown
Liz Parks, PR Officer – “During the first lockdown I started to do a bit of gardening and have thoroughly enjoyed showing a little love to my poor, neglected garden. Armed with a subscription to…
Why we’re backing experts’ letter to Gavin Williamson
Thrive is supporting an open letter to Gavin Williamson signed by dozens of experts in psychology and education which calls for the Education Secretary to prioritise children’s social and emotional needs as the recovery from the disruptions…
How schools can use the latest catch-up funding to prioritise mental wellbeing
How schools can use the latest catch-up funding to prioritise mental wellbeing The Department for Education has set out details of a £700 million funding package to help children and young people catch-up on missed development…
Put children at the heart of Covid-19 recovery effort
Outgoing Children’s Commissioner for England calls on the Prime Minister to create a ‘Covid-covenant’ for children and young people The outgoing Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has called on the Prime Minister to create a…
Thrive World Book Day competition 2021
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…
Thrive backs research which calls for a prevention-based approach to mental health problems
New research has called on the Government to find additional funding to support young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing and to take a preventative approach to the issue, rather than allowing mental illnesses to develop and…
Children’s mental health matters more than attainment
The results of Ofsted’s visits to schools last term shows the broad range of impacts that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on children and young people. While headteachers report that some children have coped well with…
How one school adapted its Family Thrive sessions during Covid-19
A Welsh primary school has adapted its Family Thrive sessions to run online to help support and connect with its parents and carers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Family Thrive is a series of six sessions which…
Why the way PE is taught influences pupils’ mental health
Jon Jones, our Relationship Manager for the North East and North West, has recently had an article he co-wrote featured in the prestigious European Physical Education Review Journal. The piece focused on how good physical education can…
How Welsh schools can use accelerated learning funding to support pupils’ social and emotional needs
Schools in Wales are focusing their Covid-19 recovery efforts on providing additional human resources to support the most vulnerable pupils as they seek to get back on track after interruptions in their education due to the…
How schools can use Covid-19 catch-up funding to support pupils’ social and emotional needs
In July, the Government announced that children in England would benefit from a £1 billion Covid “catch-up” package to tackle the impact of lost teaching time during the pandemic. While some £350 million of this has…
Two books that combine great story-telling with an exploration of emotions
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…