Supporting mental health and behaviour in multi-academy trusts

Thrive works with multi-academy trusts to upskill staff and create a consistent ethos of wellbeing across groups of schools.

The flexible approach not only benefits children and young people, but also enhances staff wellbeing, aids jobs satisfaction and retention, and reduces the need for high levels of external referrals.

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How does Thrive work in multi-academy trusts?

Thrive works with MATs to ensure every pupil can achieve their potential

Thrive training and Thrive-Online work hand-in-glove to empower staff to support pupils’ mental health and wellbeing, increasing in-house capacity and expertise, and ensuring consistency across groups of schools. Thrive-Online enables education system leaders to track progress and impact on performance and provides an aggregated view of wellbeing data across all schools.

 

 

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Budgets are tight, so in order to receive the money that we need, we have to prove why we need it, where we need it, and what we’re going to do with it. Being able to track and evidence where pupils are socially and emotionally, and how this relates to attendance and exclusions, enables us to put money, people and resources in place to support them." 

Dominique Sagar. Director of Learning, Delta Academies Trust

 

How does a trust-wide implementation work?

The Thrive Approach helps multi-academy trusts prioritise mental health and wellbeing across their schools, supporting the social and emotional health of all students - with no one slipping through the net.

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Real stories: How Thrive transforms multi-academy trusts

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Palladian Academy Trust: Building a Culture of Emotional Wellbeing Through Thrive

Faced with a rise in dysregulated behaviour, Palladian Academy Trust embraced the Thrive Approach to improve emotional wellbeing across its 11 schools. By embedding Thrive into daily practice, the trust has fostered a culture of emotional regulation, enhanced staff wellbeing, and boosted pupil engagement, leading to a more inclusive and supportive learning environment. Palladian is now working towards becoming a Thrive Multi-Academy Trust of Excellence, ensuring consistent standards and long-term success across its schools.

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GLF Schools: Transforming pupil behaviour and creating calmer classrooms

GLF Schools, a thriving multi-academy trust across the south of England, is making great strides in supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing through the Thrive Approach. With Thrive embedded across 38 schools, the approach is playing a key role in creating calm and nurturing environments that help pupils engage positively with their learning. A shining example is Meridian High School, where Thrive has reduced exclusions, improved classroom behaviour, and empowered both staff and pupils. Meridian has even been recognised as a Thrive School of Excellence for its remarkable progress.

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Delta Academies Trust: Data-driven insights into pupil wellbeing, attendance, and exclusions

With Thrive embedded in 42 of its 57 schools, Delta Academies Trust is fostering environments where every child's social and emotional needs are prioritised, enabling them to engage more fully with their education. The use of Thrive-Online is crucial in identifying and tracking where support is most needed, allowing the trust to take targeted, data-driven actions. A shining example of this commitment is St Wilfrid’s Academy in Doncaster, which has achieved Thrive’s prestigious School of Excellence status for its innovative and compassionate approach to supporting pupils at risk of exclusion.

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Frequently asked questions

How does Thrive benefit multi-academy trusts

Thrive benefits MATs by providing a standardised approach to wellbeing that can be implemented across all schools, ensuring consistent mental health support.

By using the Thrive-Online platform, MATs can assess and track the emotional and social development of pupils across multiple settings, providing data-driven insights to inform resource allocation and interventions. This standardised approach helps improve pupil behaviour, attendance, and attainment, reducing the need for costly external interventions. Additionally, Thrive builds in-house capacity by upskilling staff, creating a mentally healthy culture that benefits both pupils and staff, enhancing wellbeing and retention across the trust.

How does Thrive support both wellbeing and performance in a MAT?

Thrive enables MATs to create emotionally safe and supportive environments across their schools, which enhances both pupil wellbeing and academic performance.

When children and young people experience stress or trauma, their brain enters survival mode, limiting their ability to learn, concentrate, or solve problems. The Thrive Approach provides educators with the knowledge and strategies to recognise and respond to these triggers, creating classrooms where pupils feel secure and ready to engage with learning. By helping educators form strong, trust-based relationships with students, Thrive reduces the frequency of stress responses, allowing more time for productive learning and improving overall attainment.

How does Thrive improve attendance across a MAT?

Thrive empowers educators to nurture a sense of belonging and emotional safety within their classrooms. By equipping them with essential skills and knowledge about mental health and wellbeing, educators can identify and address the root causes of absenteeism, such as anxiety, social disconnection, or trauma.

When pupils feel valued and connected, they are more likely to attend school regularly. The Thrive Approach emphasises building supportive relationships, creating safe learning environments, and fostering resilience, all of which contribute to improved attendance across the entire trust.

In addition, our leadership training equips school leaders to develop an overarching strategy that prioritises mental health and wellbeing across all settings. This ensures that a unified approach to fostering a supportive environment is embedded at every level of the MAT. By promoting a culture of understanding and compassion, we help leaders create a community where every child feels they belong, further enhancing their engagement and commitment to learning.

How does Thrive measure wellbeing across a trust?

Thrive-Online is an innovative platform that enables schools within a MAT to assess and track the emotional wellbeing of their pupils.

This assessment can be done at scale, from individual pupils to entire trusts, allowing MAT leaders to see the bigger picture. The platform generates bespoke action plans and suggested strategies that help fill developmental gaps. By using this data-driven approach, MATs can track trends, identify priority areas, and implement timely interventions to improve wellbeing outcomes.

How does Thrive improve staff wellbeing and retention?

Thrive training helps educators understand their own emotional triggers and resilience strategies, which are crucial for managing the stresses of the teaching environment.

By prioritising staff wellbeing, Thrive creates a mentally healthy workplace where staff feel supported. This can reduce burnout and turnover, which in turn improves retention rates. Schools that use Thrive also report improved staff morale and a stronger sense of community among their teams.

Can Thrive be tailored to our MAT’s needs?

Yes, we work closely with multi-academy trusts to develop bespoke packages that meet specific goals and budgets.

Whether you want to implement Thrive across all of your schools or focus on high-priority settings, we’ll help you create a solution that works for your community.

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