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Join us on Wednesday 10 June, 4.00-4.45pm, for a practical webinar exploring what the new Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) and Inclusive Early Years Fund (IEYF) mean for schools and settings.

Schools are beginning to receive IMF allocations from June 2026, with primary schools expected to receive an average of around £14,000 per year and secondary schools around £48,000. Eligible early years settings are also preparing for the IEYF, with funding expected from September 2026.

Join our expert panel to explore the funding, the priorities within the guidance and how settings can maximise this opportunity to strengthen inclusive practice.

📅 10 June 2026 | 🕓 4.00-4.45pm BST

Reserve your free place https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vX6yP0

Understanding the IMF & IEYF: What Schools and Settings Need to Know Discover how the Inclusive Mainstream Fund and Inclusive Early Years Fund empower schools to enhance inclusive practices and support children with special educational needs. Join our webinar for insights

From today, mainstream schools across England will begin receiving their Inclusive Mainstream Fund allocations.

If you're deciding how to invest this funding, our free IMF Readiness Checklist can help you align spending with the DfE's inclusion priorities and plan for long-term impact.

Download your checklist 👉https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vN9cN0

The new Inclusive Early Years Fund (IEYF) is designed to help eligible early years settings strengthen inclusive practice, early intervention and support for children with emerging SEND and SEMH needs.

Local authorities are expected to distribute funding to eligible settings in England from September 2026.

The fund reflects a growing focus on:
• workforce capability
• inclusive environments
• relational practice
• earlier support for children and families

We’ve explored what the IEYF means for settings and how Thrive aligns with the key priorities in our latest blog 👉 https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vJ3ky0

Early years teams are supporting increasing levels of sensory, communication and emotional need - often while balancing stretched resources and rising expectations.

So how can settings create environments where every child feels safe, regulated and ready to learn?

Join Thrive's Viv Trask-Hall alongside neurodiversity specialist Cheryl Warren for a free webinar exploring practical, inclusive approaches that support wellbeing, regulation and engagement in the early years.

We’ll explore:
• Why behaviour is often a sign of stress, not defiance - and what children may be communicating through dysregulation, withdrawal or overwhelm
• How environments, routines and adult responses can help children feel safe, regulated and able to engage
• Why inclusive practice should begin before diagnosis, and how this benefits all children
• The connection between emotional safety, regulation and engagement in the early years
• How settings can build more confident, consistent and sustainable inclusive practice across teams, without overwhelming staff

📅 11 June 2026
🕓 4.00-4.45pm (BST)

Reserve your free place: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vGnc70

With schools set to receive Inclusive Mainstream Fund allocations from June 2026, many leaders are now starting to consider where this funding can have the biggest long-term impact.

The 7 Principles of Inclusion within the IMF guidance give a clear indication of the direction of travel for mainstream inclusion - placing greater emphasis on earlier intervention, staff capability, adaptive teaching, accessible environments and whole-school approaches that strengthen belonging and participation.

Rather than focusing on isolated interventions, the principles encourage schools and trusts to think about how inclusive practice is embedded across the whole school day and wider school culture.

We’ve explored the 7 Principles of Inclusion, what they mean in practice, and how Thrive aligns with these priorities in our latest blog:
👉 https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vzNYZ0

Phones out of sight. But what happens next?

As more schools introduce phone-free approaches, many are seeing shifts in behaviour, regulation and relationships - but not always in the ways they expected.

Join Viv Trask-Hall alongside guest speaker and mental health expert, Amy Sayer, on 4th June 4.00 - 4.45pm (BST), for a practical conversation exploring:
• What phone-free schools are likely to change - and what they won’t
• Why behaviour and engagement don’t always improve overnight
• How to support pupil regulation when phones are no longer available as a coping tool
• Ways to maintain consistent expectations without increasing staff pressure

A practical webinar for school leaders and educators focused on behaviour, wellbeing and supporting pupils effectively in phone-free environments.

Register here 👉 https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vpY0S0

The new Inclusive Mainstream Fund will provide additional funding to help mainstream schools strengthen inclusive practice and support pupils with SEND and SEMH needs.

For school and trust leaders, understanding how the funding can be used - and what effective inclusive provision looks like in practice - will be an important part of planning over the coming months.

We’ve pulled together a practical guide covering:
• what the Inclusive Mainstream Fund is
• the 7 key themes of inclusion
• how schools may choose to use funding
• where Thrive aligns with the guidance

Read the guide:
👉 https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vlWj90

Exam season is here - and for many pupils, that can bring added pressure.

Exam stress can affect more than just how pupils feel - it can impact their ability to think, remember and perform.

These five Thrive-informed approaches are simple, practical ways to help young people feel calm, regulated and ready to succeed.

Because when pupils feel safe, they can access what they know.

Read the full blog https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0v2Vbf0

Want to feel more confident using Thrive-Online to demonstrate impact and track wellbeing across your setting?

Join us next Tuesday, 5th May, for our customer-only Thrive-Online network session: Using Thrive-Online to report on wellbeing & impact of interventions

In this focused 1-hour live session, you’ll:
- Better understand assessment data, reports and dashboards
- Strengthen whole-school or trust-level reporting
- Take away practical insights you can use straight away

Whether you're a senior leader or a regular user, it’s a valuable opportunity to get more from Thrive-Online.

⏱️ 3.45-4.45pm BST
🔴 Live only (not recorded)

Please note this is for Thrive customers only.

Sign up here and explore other upcoming customer network sessions:
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0t-50V0

When children and young people don’t feel safe, understood or able to take part, it shows up.

Sometimes as:
- Distress behaviour
- Withdrawal
- Low attendance
- Disengagement

These aren’t separate problems. They’re signals that something important is missing. Inclusion is most visible in how we respond in these moments.

Read more about how Thrive supports inclusion in practice: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0tSDgB0