A West Midlands school which has been placed in special measures by Ofsted is adopting a radical approach to exclusions and behaviour problems in order to make a step-change in its culture for pupils and staff. The most recent Ofsted inspection at Shenley Academy, in Birmingham, found a catalogue of issues including: under-achievement by disadvantaged … Continued
A West Midlands secondary academy which progressed from an Ofsted rating of ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’ in just two years has won a national award for its approach to teaching. North Birmingham Academy, based in Perry Common, won the Alex Timpson ARC Attachment Award for secondary schools for its work around attachment and trauma awareness. … 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
Cullompton Pre-School Leader Amelia Joyner completed her Licenced Practitioner training in 2018 and is already seeing the benefits of adopting the Thrive Approach across the whole setting. The pre-school, based in mid Devon, has an Ofsted rating of Outstanding, with 72 children aged from two to five years old attending. It was recently shortlisted in … 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
We’re delighted to announce that two Licensed Practitioners at a Portsmouth primary school have been shortlisted for an award for their work in bringing the Thrive Approach into their school. Kerry Cawte, left, and Claire Jeftha, right, who work at St George’s Beneficial Church of England Primary School have been shortlisted in the Wellbeing … Continued
Thrive are offering a new, lower priced version of the Thrive Childhood Licensed Practitioner course which includes a first CPD and the benefit of fewer days away from the school setting. We are delighted to announce that we are now offering a new version of the Thrive Childhood Licensed Practitioner® course that comes at a … Continued
When Thrive heard about Help Me, I’m Fine, a charity set up by Helen Cousin after tragically losing her teenage daughter, Maisie, to suicide in June 2017, it decided to nominate them as the Thrive charity of the year and fundraise for a sensory garden at Misterton Primary School. The sensory garden is part of … Continued
For a limited time only*, take advantage of our Licensed Practitioner training offers by starting a course with us this academic year. * FREE with any Early Years, Childhood or Adolescent Licensed Practitioner course: – the first two modules in the brand new Thrive e-induction package. Please click here to find 10-day Practitioner Thrive training … Continued
To celebrate World Book Day 2019, we’re giving you the chance to win a selection of best-selling children’s books. To enter, ask the children in your setting or home to think about their favourite storybook character. Then, using our template, invite them to draw, paint, collage or use anything they’d like to bring their character … Continued
