Connected - The Thrive® Podcast
Connected - The Thrive® Podcast is the show for anyone working alongside children and young people, exploring the importance of creating supportive and positive relationships to help children maintain healthy social and emotional development and build their resilience.
- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Taking a diocese-wide approach to creating an anti-bullying culture
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 Educati…
Creating an anti-bullying culture across a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT)
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…
We’re a Thrive School of Excellence for mental wellbeing – here's what we do for pupils, staff and parents
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 L…
How to build trusting and open relationships with parents and carers
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 …
Behaviour: How to engage with hard-to-reach children
In this episode, we’re talking about behaviour and the importance of asking why a child or young person is behaving the way they are. My guest is author, behaviour specialist and teacher Adele Bates…
LGBTQIA+ and mental health: what educators need to know
In this episode, we’re talking about gender and sexuality and why it’s important to consider them when talking to children and young people about mental health and wellbeing. My guest is education c…
Toileting and continence in schools: why it’s about mental as well as physical health
In this episode we are talking about toileting and continence. It’s still seen as a taboo subject – something that our guest, Thrive Licensed Practitioner, Cathryn Giles, is passionate about changing…
Neuroscience: what classroom staff need to know
In this episode we are talking about neuroscience and how educators can use it to build effective connections with the children and young people they teach. Our guest today is Thrive Partnerships Lea…
Teacher stress: The impact of cortisol on the body (plus tips for staying calm in class)
“We’re seeing increasing levels of anxiety. And anxiety is the fuel for cortisol.”
Cortisol. The primary stress hormone. Due to the cost-of-living crisis, there’s a lot of it about at the moment. In …
How to de-escalate pupils' fight, flight and freeze responses
In this episode Viv Trask-Hall talks about discharge behaviours - the fight, flight and freeze responses. Viv explains the neuroscience that underlies these behaviours and suggests some useful strate…
Attendance: Simple steps to make improvements
In this episode, we’re looking at attendance with Jayne Lowe, OBE, an education consultation and Department for Education adviser. Jayne is the founder and managing director of Bright Green Learning …
We managed transition differently this year using Thrive – here’s what happened next
In this episode, we feature Thrive® Licensed Practitioner, Dawn Wheeldon, Behaviour Manager at Conyers School, in Stockton-on-Tees. Dawn and her colleagues decided to take a different approach to tra…
How to comfort a young person when you’re feeling bereft
In this episode, Thrive’s Head of Innovation and Principal Trainer Viv Trask-Hall is joined by Child Bereavement UK’s Education Development Officer Rebecca Haycock to discuss how educators can suppor…
Why wellbeing needs to underpin attainment in the education system
In this episode, Thrive’s Managing Director, Anna Smee, considers the recent Times Education Commission’s report which calls for a ‘radical reset’ of our education system. Anna, who was previously CE…
Quick mental health support wins - without adding to your workload
In this episode, Thrive’s Strategic Lead and Trainer Kay Hamilton talks about how to improve mental wellbeing in your school quickly and effectively using existing resources and communication channel…
How to evidence the impact of your setting’s wellbeing practice
The teenagers leading the mental health conversation
From Stephen Fry and suicide prevention to time-management skills and outdated PHSE, teenagers Conor and Bridie shine a light on the impetus for creating their mental health platform, Spark UK, and t…
How to spot the signs of emotional based school avoidance
Emotional Based School Avoidance is a term used to describe children and young people who experience challenges in attending school due to negative feelings such as anxiety. In this episode, Dom Saga…
How Maple Cross School is reducing behavioural incidents
Prepare to be inspired by this simple yet effective initiative designed to help children understand their emotions and how they impact behaviour. The brainchild of Maple Cross School in Hertfordshire…
