Dr Suzanne Zeedyk: How the language we use shapes our practice
20th June 2019 | Blogs
Based at the University of Dundee, Dr Zeedyk is fascinated by babies' innate capacity to connect. She has worked tirelessly to help the public understand the importance of emotional connection for hu...
How to support your pupils through the stress of exams
4th April 2019 | Blogs
Navigating the exam period can be extremely difficult for everybody involved. When levels of stress are increased by examination deadlines, we need to support our young people, teachers, parents and...
Building a positive sense of self: A guest post by Ruth Radcliffe
2nd April 2019 | Blogs
Building a positive sense of self with Thrive: a guest blog by Ruth Radcliffe At Joseph Norton in KS2, we spend our afternoons participating in Thrive activities that help us build a positive sense o...
The Adolescent Sleep Cycle: What it is and how to support it
14th March 2019 | Blogs
Understanding how the adolescent sleep cycle works is fundamental to boosting the health and academic success of teenagers. We know that many young people find it difficult to wake up in the morning,...
How putting language to feelings supports mental health
8th February 2019 | Blogs
The focus of this week's Children's Mental Health week is on how to be healthy 'inside and out'. In Thrive we recognise that how we behave and respond to the world depends on the brain and body worki...
Train with Thrive to meet Ofsted's 2019 framework
5th February 2019 | News
With Ofsted now proposing to look at both the personal development and behaviour of students as separate judgements during inspection, the impact of the Thrive Approach could not be more relevant. &n...
Why cyberbullying affects pupils' neurobiology
5th February 2019 | Blogs
Alongside the integration of smart technology in children and young people's lives, sits cyberbullying. This form of abuse takes place online or through smartphones and tablets. There are plenty of p...
Is screen time really damaging for young people?
28th January 2019 | News
There has been much debate on how we should manage our use of screen time following guidance published by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health earlier this month. Rather than clamping d...
BBC documentary explores how Thrive helped reduce behavioural problems in school
5th December 2018 | News
Certain classroom behaviours are compromising the learning potential of many at Mangotsfield School in Bristol. Last night BBC Two aired their documentary 'School', a film exploring how Thrive is use...
Why school exclusions are not the answer
4th December 2018 | Blogs
Donna Ellison became the Head Teacher of Whitnash Primary School in Leamington Spa in 2016. She arrived to a school in chaos but firmly believes that exclusions are not the answer. Taking a more unde...