What is Thrive?
Thrive is a systematic intervention to early identification of emotional developmental need in children and young people, leading to a deeper understanding of that young person which can be applied across the whole setting. It is preventative, reparative, pragmatic and easy to use.
The Thrive Approach is an individual and targeted way of working with all young people, that helps develop their social and emotional well-being, enabling them to engage with learning and successes in their later life. It supports them to become more self-assured, capable and resilient. It can also address any adverse behaviours, providing a firm foundation for academic knowledge. It changes perception of behaviour in children and truly makes their individual needs the focus of their Thrive sessions, but also enhances all staff’s understanding of that young person.
The Greater Horseshoe School uses Thrive to support its 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, primary and secondary schools, independent schools, special schools, social care, healthcare and in many agencies across the UK.
What do we do in Thrive?
The focus and objectives for Thrive sessions are completely individualised to the young person we are working with, based on the emotional development stage they are working at. Also, their own specific interests are incorporated into the sessions, to make it an enjoyable and engaging session for the young person.
Therefore, no Thrive session is the same as another…From making slime, to playdough, going on nature walks, going to the beach, making sand castles, paddling in the sea, dancing and singing, playing fun games, to spending time with furry friends! Thrive and The Greater Horseshoe School value exploring the world around us, connecting with the world, being present, being open, and experimenting with new things.
We think it is so important to build relationships with the children and young people at The Greater Horseshoe School in Thrive. Making connections before trying to access any other form of learning is prominent within the Thrive Approach.
We want to help all our children and young people to:
- Feel good about themselves and know that they matter
- Increase their sense and security
- Increase their emotional well-being
- Improve their capacity to be creative and curious
- Increase their self-esteem and confidence to learn
- Learn to recognize their feelings
- Learn to think about behaving in a certain way
- Think about the consequences of their actions
- And to THRIVE!
