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Inclusive Mainstream Fund: A Guide for Schools and SEND Leaders
Learn what the Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) means for schools and post-16 settings, how funding can be used, and how leaders can build evidence-informed inclusion strategies aligned with SEND reform.
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20th June 2025 | Blogs
How Meridian High School transformed behaviour, attendance and culture
Meridian High School in Croydon shows what's possible when you put student wellbeing first. Facing challenges like poor attendance and difficult...
13th June 2025 | Blogs
Meeting the mental health challenge in secondary schools
Rising anxiety, disruptive behaviour and staff burnout are putting pressure on secondary schools. Discover what's driving the surge in SEMH need - and...
6th January 2025 | Blogs
Thrive joins national DfE initiative to tackle school absenteeism
Thrive is playing a pivotal role in the Attendance Mentoring Pilot Expansion (AMPE) project, a major Department for Education initiative aimed at...
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1st September 2024 | Case Studies
Meridian High School: Calmer classrooms and happier teachers
How Thrive has helped this London secondary school to remove barriers to learning
29th August 2024 | Blogs
The rise of attendance mentors in schools and how they help
This blog highlights the importance of attendance mentors in improving pupil attendance and wellbeing. It covers how mentors address absenteeism's...
12th March 2024 | Blogs | Case Studies | Thrive Schools of Excellence
Masefield Primary School: From attainment struggles, to top 3% in the country
Masefield introduced Thrive in 2021 after grappling with academic achievement, low-level disruptive behaviour, and an increasing number of children...
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18th January 2024 | Blogs
What is driving pupil absence in our schools? New research on school attendance
ImpactEd Evaluation launched a national research project to help schools and trusts identify the drivers behind low attendance in their contexts and...
15th January 2024 | News | Insights
How to tackle persistent absenteeism in schools
The new year is usually a fresh start but for many professionals who work with children and young people the challenges they face in 2024 will be very...
7th November 2023 | News | Thrive Schools of Excellence
Barking and Dagenham primary is named a School of Excellence for mental health
Rose Lane Primary School has held a celebration of mental health which was attended by pupils, staff, governors and senior local authority staff to...
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12th October 2023 | Blogs | News | Insights
Simple strategies that can help MATs to prioritise attendance
Read our 10-point guide to help MATs to tackle absenteeism, including free resources to help settings foster a culture of attendance.
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20th September 2023 | Blogs
What pupils, parents and teachers think about Thrive's impact on attendance
Hear from educators, parents and pupils as they share their experiences of Thrive and the difference it has made.
19th September 2023 | Blogs | News | Thrive Ambassador Schools
How I introduced Thrive at a new setting - which went on to be rated Outstanding in its first year
Leah Roberts, Family, Inclusion and Wellbeing Coordinator at Dovecote School, in Somerset, explains the steps they took to effectively embed Thrive...