The Bewbush Academy – a Thrive case study
The Need The Bewbush Academy is a primary school in West Sussex with a three-form intake and 580 pupils. It is in a socially diverse community with many parents who work shifts, including a large number…
Thrive survey update
Last year, we commissioned a survey of Thrive practitioners in primary schools. We wanted to find out how Thrive is being used and to understand what the impact of the Approach has been. Almost 500 responses…
Birmingham School Works With Thrive to Overturn Damning Ofsted Report
A West Midlands school which has been placed in special measures by Ofsted is adopting a radical approach to exclusions and behaviour problems in order to make a step-change in its culture for pupils and staff….
Greater Horseshoe School – a Thrive case study
The Need Greater Horseshoe is an independent special school based in Heathfield, Devon, which opened in September 2018. Run by Enhanced Learning Services it has 21 pupils aged from eight to 19-years-old, many of whom have…
Oxytocin: embracing the hug hormone
As human beings, we are born with a need for connection. We long to feel safe and secure and to build close relationships that make us feel special. When we connect with another person, our brain…
How the new Welsh curriculum aims to help children thrive
At the end of April, we saw the long-awaited publication of the new draft curriculum for Wales, set to take effect in 2022. Traditional subject boundaries have been scrapped and replaced with six Areas of Learning…
Use it or lose it!
In the second of the Thrive Forging New Connections conferences, held in Barnsley, we were delighted to welcome neuroscientist Dr Jack Lewis as our keynote speaker who discussed neuroplasticity of the brain. A neuroscientist, television personality…
The language we use shapes our practice
Earlier this month saw the first of the Thrive Forging New Connections conferences. Held at Exeter racecourse, we were fortunate to have well-known research scientist Dr Suzanne Zeedyk as our keynote speaker. Based at the University…
‘Help Me, I’m Fine’ chosen as Thrive’s charity of the year
When Thrive heard about Help Me, I’m Fine, a charity set up by Helen Cousin after tragically losing her teenage daughter, Maisie, to suicide in June 2017, it decided to nominate them as the Thrive charity…
Building a positive sense of self with Thrive: a guest blog by Ruth Radcliffe
What a busy week Group 2a have had. Our favourite time of the week is Thrive. The Thrive Approach uses neuroscience, attachment theory and child development to create a powerful way of working with children that supports…
How does Cyberbullying Affect our Neurobiology?
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 platforms within which we are spending…
Train with Thrive to Meet Ofsted's 2019 Framework
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. Drawing on established neuroscience and…