Thrive

Using a whole school approach, each teacher carries out a whole class Thrive assessment in terms 1, 3 and 6. The results of which are used to inform class HRE lessons.

If a child is identified as needing additional support, they are then either provided with a Thrive group or individual provision for 8 weeks with Thrive action plans generated. This details strategies and activities to support the child’s development and are shared with teachers. The children’s achievements are reviewed during the 8 weeks of provision and determine if further Thrive support is required. Parents are notified of their child's participation and invited to meet with Thrive practitioners to share plans and discuss the support offered to their child.

Thrive is a systematic approach to the early identification of emotional developmental needs in children and young people so that differentiated provision can be put in place quickly by the adults working most closely with the young child or young person. We use Thrive because addressing emotional developmental needs builds resilience and resourcefulness, decreases the risk of mental illness, reinvigorates the learning provision and helps those children who are at risk of underachieving or exclusion stay at school and re-engage with learning. It is preventative, reparative and pragmatic.

Thrive is adapted for the individual and by supporting their own personal emotional development: this is key to its success. This personalisation is achieved through individual, group and class action plans.