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“It is not too strong to say that the more you embed Thrive in your settings, and the more confident you get about it, you are extending children’s lives.” – Dr Suzanne Zeedyk on the impact…

From seaside fun and boat trips to garden and sensory play, you’ve been extremely busy this summer holiday keeping children entertained, engaged and stimulated. Our summer 2018 Facebook album is getting bigger and bigger, showcasing all…

With almost 400,000 children and young people a year in England being treated for mental health problems, it is vital to consider the role that schools and other settings can play. It is no secret that…

In our previous blog post (click here) we explored the relationship between the Thrive Approach and mindful practice; mindfulness is an intrinsic part of Thrive. From classic exercises, such as breathing or meditation, to less traditional…

How many colours can you find outside? As the weather gets a little warmer, take to your local playground, park, woods or garden with our brand new summer activity: the Thrive nature colour hunt. Click here…

With much attention drawn towards mindfulness on the Thrive social media pages, we’ve been taking a further look at how mindful practice is integrated within our Approach.   What is mindfulness? Before we look at Thrive…

Enabling children and young people to better regulate stress is integral to the Thrive Approach. In support of Stress Awareness Month, we’ve produced a brief guide on how stress develops, common stressors, and how Thrive Practitioners…

Featuring a Thrive nursery doing wonderful work, Addicted: Last Chance Mums focuses on Plymouth’s Trevi House, a residential unit providing intensive treatment programs for mothers on the brink of losing their children. With an astonishing number…

LEGO STEM activities can sincerely improve a child’s relationship with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. By incorporating the familiar, children are able to master topics that might be difficult to understand with a textbook alone. There…

From fine motor activities to creative classroom ideas, the Thrive Pinterest page has plenty of boards to help you to further develop your setting. One of our most popular boards features ideas for sensory play activities…

Holding the wellbeing of it’s students at its core, Blaen-y-Cwm Primary School are a Thrive school boasting a positive and ever-growing community.     Promoting resilience and confidence within the children, Susan Davies in a head…

In a recent study commissioned by the National Trust, neuroscientists and behavioural experts investigated the importance of place and whether it is influential enough to improve wellbeing. In 1948, the poet W.H. Auden coined the word…