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Connected - The Thrive® Podcast

How we created a school to meet the needs of deaf students – and the role Thrive plays in this

Feb 29, 2024

The latest episode of Thrive’s Connected podcast features Mark Stokes, Partnership and Community Manager at the Deaf Academy, in Exmouth, Devon. The Academy is one of around 18 specialist schools for deaf children and young people in the UK. It has 66 pupils aged from 9 to 25-years-old and uses the Thrive Approach to...


Oct 19, 2023

The latest episode of Thrive’s Connected podcast is celebrating National Bullying Prevention Month. In this episode, we’re joined by Jo Warner, Assistant Director of Education on the Joint Education Team of the Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Boards of Education. Jo talks about the guidance that church schools...


Oct 16, 2023

The latest episode of Thrive’s Connected podcast is celebrating National Bullying Prevention Month. In this episode, we’re joined by Beryce Nixon, CEO of the Exceed Learning Partnership, who explains how her MAT creates an anti-bullying culture across its settings. As well as discussing how the curriculum plays an...


Oct 3, 2023

 In this episode, we focus on Rose Lane Primary School, in East London, which is a Thrive School of Excellence for mental health. Katie Parks, the school’s Counsellor, Mental Health Lead and Thrive Lead explains how mental wellbeing unlocks attendance and attainment and how the right structures, including having...


Aug 21, 2023

The latest episode of Thrive’s Connected podcast focuses on how educators can create and maintain good relationships with parents and carers. In the podcast, Rose Webb, Thrive’s Policy, Practice and Innovation lead, explains the benefits that a trusting and open relationship between home and school can bring for...