The space themed Thrive room that's lift off ready

William Morris Primary in Banbury is a small school with a big heart for the emotional well-being of the children and their community. The school's vision is "Dare to dream; believe and achieve" and this is reflected in the design of its curriculum and in the Thrive room in particular.

The school, which serves a large housing estate, joined the GLF multi-academy trust last year. The ambition for GLF primary schools is that they will all have Thrive Practitioners and the senior leadership at William Morris are passionate supporters of the Thrive Approach. 

The Deputy Headteacher and two other members of staff are currently training to become Practitioners and one of their first decisions was to create an inspiring Thrive room. Jo Brice, who is leading on introducing Thrive throughout the school, has invested much of her (and her husband's!) time and energy in creating an exciting and adventurous space-themed room.

The theme has allowed for a safe hiding place inside the pop-up rocket tent and comfortable "moon rock" cushions with beanbags and lava lamps to help create calm moments. However, it also allows for a huge variety of sensory exploration on the star covered table and who wouldn't want to talk to an alien Captain Thinking.

The children love their new room and the school is already seeing an impact for their most vulnerable children.

Fiona Jarman
Thrive Trainer / GLF Behaviour Support Lead

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Reduced anxiety and behavioural incidents. Calmer classrooms filled with engaged leaners. Improved relationships with parents and carers. These are just some of the outcomes reported by settings embedding Thrive’s whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing. Are you ready to join them? Click here to get started.