We are thrilled to hear that one of our Thrive Ambassador Schools, Windsor Clive Primary School, has been shortlisted for the TES Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year award!
As the complexity of SEND in #earlyyears settings increases, so do the challenges for practitioners. This essential webinar will explore the evolving needs of young children, common behaviours to watch for, and practical strategies rooted in neuroscience to help you cope and respond with confidence.
Violent and aggressive behaviour is becoming increasingly common in schools. Join us for a free webinar exploring practical, trauma-informed strategies to help TAs respond calmly and effectively when pupils express distress through violence or aggression. Register here: bit.ly/4jbnhLD
With Thrive, practitioners can help to close the gaps in children's social and emotional development, giving every child and young person the opportunity to succeed in life and learning.
What happens in the early years shapes everything that follows.
In her keynote speech at the @childrenscomm.bsky.social ’s Festival of Childhood, the Education Secretary put it plainly: “That’s where opportunity can be lost or found.”
Jayne Curd, Behaviour Lead at Meridian High School, reveals how Thrive is helping educators shift their perspective. Instead of just reacting to behaviour, they’re understanding why it happens—leading to better relationships, improved attendance, and real change.
Expressing emotions is a vital part of self-awareness and emotional growth. By helping pupils to recognise and articulate their feelings in the moment, educators can support an environment where emotional wellbeing is prioritised. Try this 👇
At Thrive, we help schools and settings create safe, emotionally healthy environments where children develop resilience, empathy, and self-awareness—key protective factors against online grooming, coercion, and radicalisation.
The NCA warns of a disturbing rise in online “Com” gangs—groups of teenage boys sharing sadistic and misogynistic content that fuels real-world crimes, from cyber-attacks and fraud to serious violence and child abuse. Reports have surged sixfold in the UK since 2022.
Thrive supports educators to identify and address unmet needs which can cause dysregulated behaviours, and help to create an environment of safety and belonging in school.
Co-author of research conducted by Bristol and Hull Universities, Iain Brennan, found that many teachers noted clear signs long before a pupil was excluded.
Lib Peck, the director of the Violence Reduction Unit in London, stated that some exclusions will always be necessary to keep pupils and #teachers safe but said more should be done to support young people to stay in #school.
A recent article in The Guardian shines a light on the damaging impact #exclusion can have on teens, reporting them to be twice as likely to commit a serious violent crime than peers who were #suspended but not #excluded.
“They lose hope that they have a future worth living for.”
The @netflix.com mini-series #Adolescence has caused waves across the nation this month, highlighting some of the challenges facing young people, schools and families today.
We asked the #Thrive team to share their small moments of joy this #InternationalDayofHappiness. We're not at all surprised that dogs (and tea) were a main source of our happiness.
Listen to the impact Thrive Licensed Practitioner training has had on Helen, Teaching Assistant and Thrive Licensed Practitioner at Red Lane Primary School, Bolton.
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We've especially valued the conversations around empathy-based approaches, rethinking suspensions to foster an inclusive school culture, the power of play, building independent and resilient learners, and supporting pupils experiencing EBSA.
We'd love to hear your key takeaways from the day.
We're at the National SEND and Inclusion Conference today.
It’s been inspiring to engage with voices from across the education sector—SENDCOs, inclusion leads, headteachers, CEOs, and representatives from local authorities, charities, and social enterprises.
