Thrive is a systematic approach to the early identification of emotional developmental need in children and young people, leading to a deeper understanding of that pupil which can be applied across the school and home environment. It is preventative, reparative, pragmatic and easy to use.
Life Skills Manor School use Thrive to support a therapeutic approach across the school. The Thrive approach has been developed over a 15-year period by a team of experts with backgrounds in social work, education, psychotherapy, and psychology. It is used in early years settings, schools, social and healthcare.
Pastoral Manager, Mental Health Lead, Thrive Practitioner
All staff at Life Skills Manor School access CPD to support their understanding of the Thrive approach, enabling embedment across the school.
The class team and Thrive trained practitioner work together to profile the pupils and formulate action plans to embed into weekly class lessons. From learning a new sport, making a music video or completing team challenges, Thrive enables pupils to develop emotionally and socially as a group, by encouraging relationships to build, teamwork skills, creative and active learning.
When pupils have been profiled, the Thrive trained practitioner works in collaboration with the teaching team to identify pupils who would benefit from small group targeted intervention based around the ‘strand’ they are working on.
The focus and objectives for Thrive 1:1 sessions are completely individualised to the young person we are working with, based on the emotional development stage they are working at. Therefore, the specific interests of the young person are incorporated, meaning every Thrive intervention is unique! From fantasy dress up play, to making slime, dancing and singing….. the approach enables young people to explore and connect with the world, be present, open, and curious learners.
Please see further information below:
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
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CPD
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Environmental
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Environmental
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Environmental
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School Embedment
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School Embedment
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School Embedment
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Data Tracking
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Data Tracking
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Data Tracking
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Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
CPD
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CPD
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CPD
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Environmental
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Environmental
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Environmental
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School Embedment
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School Embedment
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School Embedment
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Data Tracking
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Data Tracking
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Data Tracking
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Types of profiles:
Baseline Profile | Behaviour Profile | Group Profile |
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Thrive Practitioner | Thrive Practitioner | Teaching Team |
All pupils will be baseline profiled when they first join the school. A baseline profile will take place during Term 2. |
Pupils can be referred for a further profile of need through a ‘behaviour profile’. | A profile of the whole class (group) will take place 3 times a year. This will indicate what group the pupil will access as part of class sessions. |
A baseline profile will indicate what ‘strand’ the pupil is working at socially and emotionally. | A behaviour profile will indicate what additional support/strategies can be implemented to support the child’s need in the context of the difficulties they are facing. | A group profile will indicate the allocated group for the pupil to access Thrive intervention. |