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New Somerset special school wins a hat trick of accolades
24th July 2023 | News | Thrive Ambassador Schools
Dovecote School, based at Shapwick, near Bridgwater, which has been open for less than a year, has been judged as Outstanding by Ofsted and won two awards for its focus on mental wellbeing.
Attainment has improved and behavioural incidents have halved at award-winning Welsh special school
11th July 2023 | News | Thrive Schools of Excellence
Ysgol Pen-y-Bryn has held a celebration of mental health which was attended by the Lord Mayor of Swansea Cllr Graham Thomas, Mike Hedges MS for Swansea East and senior local authority members to mark its achievement in becoming a Thrive School of Excellence.
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We won a Tes award for staff-wellbeing - here's why
At the recent Tes Schools Awards, a Thrive school, The Southwater Infant Academy, won the School of the Year for Staff Wellbeing award. We caught up with Thrive Licensed Practitioners Becky Norman and Emma Smith and Deputy Headteacher Matthew White to find out more about what they do and why it's effective.
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Building relationships and gaining insights from data – the impact of Thrive at Feltham YOI
6th July 2023 | News | Case Studies | Insights
Read how Feltham Young Offenders Institute adapted the Thrive Approach to work in the youth justice system.
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Thrive saves money on staff costs and improves behaviour and attainment
6th July 2023 | In the news | News | Insights | Thrive Schools of Excellence
Read how Thomas Arnold Primary School, in Dagenham, have seen behaviour and attainment improve - while staff costs have fallen in relation to coping with disrupted lessons and problems with behaviour.
Thrive School of Excellence equips students with the skills to move forward in life
26th June 2023 | News | Thrive Schools of Excellence
Wessex Lodge School has been named a Thrive School of Excellence for mental health.
The benefits of Family Thrive – for pupils, schools and families
Family Thrive is a short course that schools run for parents and carers to help them understand the Thrive Approach and how it makes a difference to the wellbeing of children – and therefore the whole family. Read more to find out the benefits of Family Thrive to children, schools, families and the wider community.
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National Thank a Teacher Day
Wednesday June 21 is National Thank a Teacher Day when everyone is asked to think back to the teachers that inspired and helped them when they were at school and to say a big ‘thank you’ to these special men and women. To celebrate National Thank a Teacher Day, we asked the Thrive team to tell us about the educators that inspired them.
School refusal rates down, staff retention rates up at Thrive School of Excellence
19th June 2023 | News | Thrive Schools of Excellence
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery has held a celebration of mental wellbeing which was attended by children, senior local authority staff and councillors as well as South Swindon MP Sir Robert Buckland to mark its achievement in becoming a Thrive® School of Excellence.
Northampton special school celebrates being named a School of Excellence for Mental Health
13th June 2023 | News | Thrive Schools of Excellence
A celebration of mental wellbeing has been held at an inspirational Northampton special school to mark it becoming a Thrive School of Excellence.