Family Thrive Course Leader
This advanced training course equips Thrive Licensed Practitioners to deliver Family Thrive: Empowering parents and carers, Thrive’s six-session programme for parents and carers.
Through e-learning and live sessions, you’ll build confidence in group facilitation, strengthen your relational practice and learn how to support families to better understand children’s emotional needs.
Duration
12 hours
Format
Live online training + e-learning
CPD
10 CPD points
Investment
£495 + VAT
Designed for
Thrive Licensed Practitioners
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Overview
Family Thrive Course Leader helps you share Thrive with parents and carers in a way that feels practical and relevant to family life.
You’ll be equipped to deliver Family Thrive: Empowering parents and carers, Thrive’s six-session programme for families. The course helps you build inclusive, supportive group environments where parents and carers feel able to reflect on their experiences and explore the relationships that help children feel safe and supported.
You’ll learn how to adapt the programme for parents and carers of children and young people at different ages, stages and abilities, recognising that every family brings different experiences and needs.
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Benefits
You’ll explore how to deliver Family Thrive in ways that feel clear, inclusive and practical for the parents and carers you work with.
- Build confidence delivering structured parent and carer programmes.
- Develop advanced group facilitation and relational skills.
- Strengthen your ability to communicate Thrive theory clearly.
- Learn how to create inclusive, supportive learning environments for families.
- Extend your impact by supporting both children and their caregivers.
- Offer a structured Thrive programme for parents and carers.
- Strengthen trust and communication between your setting and families.
- Help families better understand children’s behaviour and emotional needs.
- Support a more consistent relational approach between home and your setting.
- Give parents and carers practical ideas they can use at home.
- Build in-house capacity by developing a trained Family Thrive Course Leader.
- Extend the impact of Thrive beyond staff practice and into family relationships.
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Programme details
What you'll learn
This blended course combines e-learning and live sessions to help you build confidence in delivering the Family Thrive programme.
You'll explore how to:
- Deliver the six-session Family Thrive: Empowering parents and carers programme confidently.
- Facilitate engaging and inclusive group sessions.
- Practise presenting Thrive concepts in accessible, relatable ways.
- Use metaphor, storytelling and visuals to support understanding.
- Learn how to support parents and carers across a range of needs and experiences.
- Build confidence managing group dynamics, questions and discussions.
- Strengthen your skills in co-regulation and relational delivery.
- Practise adapting materials and planning sessions for your own setting.
How the course works
This blended course includes a 3-hour e-learning module and three virtual sessions.
You’ll complete the e-learning first, then join live virtual sessions where you’ll practise using the Family Thrive manual, explore group facilitation and plan how you’ll deliver the programme in your own setting or service.
The blended course includes:
E-learning module (3 hours)
- Explore the purpose and shape of each session.
- Watch model teaches and reflect on effective delivery.
- Practise adapting materials and planning your own sessions.
Virtual session 1 (3 hours)
- Build familiarity with the Family Thrive programme.
- Learn how to manage group sessions, logistics and co-delivery.
- Begin practising short segments of course delivery.
Virtual session 2 (3 hours)
- Deliver activities in small groups using the Family Thrive manual.
- Explore group energy, emotional regulation and facilitation presence.
- Reflect on what builds confidence and connection.
Virtual session 3 (3 hours)
- Consolidate learning through final peer presentations.
- Think through how to prepare your setting and build engagement.
- Leave with a full set of tools and clear next steps.
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Who this course is for
This course is for Thrive Licensed Practitioners who want to deliver the Family Thrive programme to parents and carers in their setting or service.
It is suitable for those working in schools, early years settings, alternative provision, family support or pastoral roles.
Parents are saying that they have been able to see their child's behaviour through a different lens and be more compassionate and empathic with them as a result of doing the Family Thrive course.”
Laura Nicholson | Thrive Trainer
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Choose your start date
See the available dates and times for this course below. When you've found a session that works for you, you can book your place.
Our July 2026 start dates
PA10260 - Family Thrive Course Leader
Start date: 1st July 2026
End date: 9th July 2026
3 Sessions
8 Places left
£495 ex VAT
Session dates:
- Wed 1st July 2026 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Thu 2nd July 2026 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Thu 9th July 2026 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Fees & next steps
Course fee: £495 + VATChoose a training date above to view the full session schedule and book your place.
Requirement: You must be a Thrive Licensed Practitioner and attend all sessions to gain Course Leader status.