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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…

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…

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…

 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In the early years of primary school, children are usually encouraged to write in pencil, and will move onto using a pen when their handwriting has reached a certain standard. In many schools, children will receive…

In the second of the Thrive Forging New Connections conferences, held in Barnsley, we were delighted to welcome neuroscientist Dr Jack Lewis as our keynote speaker who discussed neuroplasticity of the brain.   A neuroscientist, television personality…