Cost-effective training is complete game-changer for River Tyne Academy
5th October 2020 | Case Studies
One thing that happened immediately for us was the unsafe behaviour we were seeing from children and the high level of crisis situations decreased dramatically. Other changes have taken longer but I look at it now and can see just how far we have come as a school in a relatively short space of time.
Junior school Headteacher 'blown away' by progress in short space of time
30th April 2020 | Case Studies
Embedding the Thrive Approach has been the right step in order to make real changes at the school. “I feel that we’re at the beginning of a journey but we have achieved a lot already.
How to support your pupils to 'feel and deal with' their emotions
12th March 2020 | News
Rethinking bad behaviour - teaching children to 'feel and deal' with their emotions Caring for children, whether as a parent, relative or professional, can be a joyful and demanding experience. We wa...
"Thrive is key to the life of the school. It underpins all lessons and strategies and helps us to understand the needs of the children"
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...
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...
How the Thrive Approach benefits pupils with SEND
23rd November 2018 | Blogs
The ONECPD SEND Conference took place in Salford on Wednesday 14th November. After both exhibiting and running a Thrive seminar, our Relationship Manager for Wales, Joey Bowers, talks to us about his...
The 5 best sensory bottles to inspire classroom engagement
16th January 2018 | Blogs
From fine motor activities to creative classroom ideas, the Thrive Pinterest page has plenty of boards to help you to further develop your setting. One of our most popular boards features ideas for s...
The potential break time challenges for children with autism
19th September 2017 | News
How can playtime be better structured to suit children with autism? In her article, Lynn McCann explores the issues that may arise for children with autism during playtime and presents possible stra...
7 tips for creating an autism friendly classroom
16th August 2017 | News
The cultivation of secondary classrooms suitable for young people with autistic or other SEND needs is fundamental to both personal and academic success. Secondary schools offer up plenty of challeng...