Across our school we recognise the importance of a child’s emotional and social wellbeing and how sometimes for various reasons there may be gaps in our development. The Thrive approach supports staff to recognise this and help manage distressed behaviour, fill the gaps in development and remove the barriers to learning.
Having a positive relational stance with children, through play, creativity and the arts, The Thrive Approach helps make the most of children’s learning opportunities.
Within the Pioneer Federation we try to use this approach across all our teaching and interactions with the children and each other.
This web page is currently being updated but for more information on The Thrive Approach please see www.thriveapproach.com
What is the Thrive Approach?
Thrive approach is a therapeutic technique to help support children with their social and emotional development. Thrive approach is a whole school strategy based around, current models of child development and current studies of effective learning to help schools to understand children’s needs as shown by their behaviour. The development of children is dependent upon having certain needs met. This hierarchy of needs has to be addressed in order for healthy child development.
The Thrive approach provides practical strategies and methods and is created on basis of online assessments which specify the emotional development of children and action plans to fulfil their individual needs. Class thrive activities and techniques can be used by whole classes to address any matters of child development or as a component of PSHE sessions in school.
PACE
Central to what we do is how we are with children. We believe that fostering strong relationships with the children in our care is core to child development.
PACE provides opportunities for adults to build on their attachments with children, by communicating and interacting in a way which helps children and young people feel safe. PACE stands for Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy.