We have embraced the Thrive approach to support all children’s emotional and social learning throughout their school day. thrive gives our staff a clear, shared way to understand behaviour and support children's emotional development over time.
Children cannot always put their needs into words, but the way children behave can tell us a lot about how they are feeling. The Thrive approach draws on the latest research from current neuroscience, recent attachment research, current studies of effective learning and current models of child development – in order to help the school staff to understand the needs being signalled by children’s behaviour. It gives us targeted strategies and activities to help them re-engage with learning and life.
Why do we need Thrive approach?
Just like all of us at some point in our lives, children may face challenges that knock them off course. What is needed then is understanding and support to get them back on track. Many children will respond to the care, understanding and support given by parents, family, friends and teachers. However, some children need a little bit extra.
Children cannot always put their needs into words, but the way children behave can tell us a lot about how they are feeling. The Thrive approach draws on the latest research from current neuroscience, recent attachment research, current studies of effective learning and current models of child development – in order to help the school staff to understand the needs being signalled by children’s behaviour. It gives us targeted strategies and activities to help them re-engage with learning and life.
Why do we need Thrive approach?
Just like all of us at some point in our lives, children may face challenges that knock them off course. What is needed then is understanding and support to get them back on track. Many children will respond to the care, understanding and support given by parents, family, friends and teachers. However, some children need a little bit extra.
What extra support can Tywardreath School offer?
Children who need a little bit of extra help are identified through our whole-class screening process, by class teachers, or through communication with families or outside agencies. For some children there may be an obvious reason why they need a bit of extra support. This might be bereavement, family breakdown or an identified medical condition such as ADHD. For others, there can be no obvious trigger as to why they are finding some aspects of school and/or home life difficult. Working closely with parents and class teachers, our Thrive Practitioners, will carry out full assessments to identify children’s social, emotional and behavioural needs. This helps us to build a bespoke Action Plan of activities to support their needs.
What is a Thrive Action Plan?
A Thrive Action Plan is a plan of activities tailored to support a child’s identified social and emotional learning targets. The activities can be one-to-one or in a small group. They may include: relational play and arts-based activities which are designed to help the child feel better about him/herself; become more resilient and resourceful; form trusting, rewarding relationships; be compassionate and empathetic; and/or be able to overcome difficulties and setbacks. They might include playing in the sand, puppets, cooking, painting, model-making, exploring difficult situations through role-play or comic strips, playing strategy games or projects focusing on the child’s own interests. Action Plans are shared with parents and they are encouraged to do some of the activities at home if possible. They are reviewed regularly to see the progress children have made.
So who gets Thrive approach?
Everyone! Though they might not realise it. All our pupils have access to regular class based Thrive activities; most art and sport activities are taught within the Thrive Approach and we use specific whole class Thrive PSHE activities across our curriculum. If your child needs regular out of class Thrive time, one-to-one or in a small group, you will be consulted and asked for your input into their assessment and action plan.
What makes Tywardreath School a Thrive school?
At Tywardreath School we don’t consider the Thrive approach to be an intervention for just a few children, we consider it to be a whole-school approach. We believe that all behaviour is communication and that communication needs to be understood and supported. Thrive feeds into everything we do; how we greet our children, how we talk to them when they are experiencing dysregulation or conflict, WOW assemblies, getting to know everyone and their families, sharing all achievements not just academic ones, celebrating our diversity and our collective spirit during play and of course learning time.
Children who need a little bit of extra help are identified through our whole-class screening process, by class teachers, or through communication with families or outside agencies. For some children there may be an obvious reason why they need a bit of extra support. This might be bereavement, family breakdown or an identified medical condition such as ADHD. For others, there can be no obvious trigger as to why they are finding some aspects of school and/or home life difficult. Working closely with parents and class teachers, our Thrive Practitioners, will carry out full assessments to identify children’s social, emotional and behavioural needs. This helps us to build a bespoke Action Plan of activities to support their needs.
What is a Thrive Action Plan?
A Thrive Action Plan is a plan of activities tailored to support a child’s identified social and emotional learning targets. The activities can be one-to-one or in a small group. They may include: relational play and arts-based activities which are designed to help the child feel better about him/herself; become more resilient and resourceful; form trusting, rewarding relationships; be compassionate and empathetic; and/or be able to overcome difficulties and setbacks. They might include playing in the sand, puppets, cooking, painting, model-making, exploring difficult situations through role-play or comic strips, playing strategy games or projects focusing on the child’s own interests. Action Plans are shared with parents and they are encouraged to do some of the activities at home if possible. They are reviewed regularly to see the progress children have made.
So who gets Thrive approach?
Everyone! Though they might not realise it. All our pupils have access to regular class based Thrive activities; most art and sport activities are taught within the Thrive Approach and we use specific whole class Thrive PSHE activities across our curriculum. If your child needs regular out of class Thrive time, one-to-one or in a small group, you will be consulted and asked for your input into their assessment and action plan.
What makes Tywardreath School a Thrive school?
At Tywardreath School we don’t consider the Thrive approach to be an intervention for just a few children, we consider it to be a whole-school approach. We believe that all behaviour is communication and that communication needs to be understood and supported. Thrive feeds into everything we do; how we greet our children, how we talk to them when they are experiencing dysregulation or conflict, WOW assemblies, getting to know everyone and their families, sharing all achievements not just academic ones, celebrating our diversity and our collective spirit during play and of course learning time.