For THRIVE Practitioners
The BOUNCE Approach® for THRIVE Practitioners
Understanding what’s still in the way
A whole-child framework for when THRIVE progress doesn’t transfer – giving you more to work with, sitting right alongside the way you already work.
When the profile is right and the progress is slow
Every THRIVE Practitioner knows these children
The child who stays in the same strand term after term, no matter what you plan.
The child who does everything you hope for in session, and none of it transfers to the classroom.
The action plan you know is right, and the activities that still aren’t landing with this particular child.
The child whose relationship with you is strong, and whose body still cannot settle enough to use it.
The child whose reassessment comes back looking much the same as the last one.
The child you keep thinking about, because you sense there is something underneath you haven’t reached yet.
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The child who leaves you wondering: what else is going on here?
You’re not missing skill. You’re not missing relationship. You may be missing a way to see the sensory and nervous system picture sitting underneath the profile.
That’s what the BOUNCE Approach® is for.
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“I had students who stayed in Being term after term. The THRIVE work was right and the relationship was there, but I kept feeling I needed to understand more – the sensory side, the nervous system, the bits underneath.
The BOUNCE Approach® gave me that, and resources I could print the next day and interventions that sat right alongside my THRIVE sessions and complemented them. It didn’t change how I worked – it gave me more to work with.“
THRIVE Practitioner
Working with children in school
A look inside
See where everything lives
A short tour of the Learning Portal, so you know exactly what would be sitting alongside your THRIVE sessions.
Our approach · Let’s explore
The six BOUNCE pillars
Six areas that may be shaping how a child presents, sitting underneath the profile you already hold. Select any pillar to see what you could add alongside your THRIVE work.
B
Body & Nervous System
Grounding, regulation and somatic awareness.
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Applied Neuroscience
Window of Tolerance Activity Pack
O
Openness to Connection
Trust, attachment and co-regulation.
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Applied Attachment
Improving Attachment through Play
Running Nurture-Informed Groups
Safe People, Safe Places
Activities and Ideas for Transitions and Change
U
Understanding Sensory
Sensory processing and awareness.
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Applied Sensory Processing
Sensory Differences Activity Pack
N
Navigating Emotions
Emotional expression and regulation.
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Applied Emotion
The BOUNCE Emotional Literacy Programme
Sand Play Training
Mood Monster Display Pack
C
Connection & Communication
Communication skills and connection.
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Applied Communication
How I Communicate Pack
Restore, Repair and Prevent Toolkit
E
Esteem & Identity
Self-esteem, identity and belonging.
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Applied Identity
Beliefs and Values
A Part of Me Feels
My Brave and Strong Parts
My Reflection Pack
LEGO® and Minecraft Belief and Cognitive Distortions Bundles
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
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The Learning Portal
More to work with, already in one place
You have the profile and you have the action plan. What is harder to find is the sensory, somatic and nervous system work that sits underneath it – and the finished resources to deliver it next week.
55+
CPD courses
Foundation to specialist
120+
Activities and ideas
Ready to run in a session
40+
Regulation strategies
Nervous system first
38+
Printable packs
Download and use today
Body first
Somatic and sensory tools
A dysregulated child cannot use the relationship you have built with them. These work at the level of the nervous system, so that everything else you do has something to land on.
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Sensory circuits and movement breaks
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Grounding, breathing and interoception work
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Drumming, yoga and story massage
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Sand tray and tactile interventions
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Regulation music children can use independently
Search by need
Activities, strategies and an A-Z
Filter by pillar, by presenting need or by setting. When an activity is not landing with a particular child, you go to the need and find another way in.
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Emotional regulation and co-regulation
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Anxiety, attachment and school avoidance
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Communication and executive functioning
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Identity, self-esteem and social skills
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De-escalation, plus an A-Z for quick answers
Print and go
Toolkits, printables and templates
Finished resources, not templates you have to build out. Download it, print it, use it this week – and send it home so the same approach carries across.
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Emotional Regulation and Sensory Toolkits
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Executive Function resources
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Visuals, posters and choice boards
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Observation, planning and review templates
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Send-home to support families
All of it organised the same way.
The Snapshot flags a pillar, the portal is already sorted by that pillar – so it sits alongside your THRIVE sessions rather than competing with them.
One annual membership works out at under £27 a month, paid once. No VAT to add. Invoicing and purchase orders welcome if your school is funding it.
Your BOUNCE journey
Assess, plan, deliver, review – alongside the cycle you already run
You already work this way. This runs in parallel, at the level underneath – so when the profile says where a child is, you also have a picture of what their nervous system needs to get there.
1
Understand
What is sitting underneath the profile?
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Complete a two-minute Snapshot alongside your existing assessment
Structured questions cover the body, relationships, sensory world, emotions, communication and sense of self
It ranks the six pillars and names the one to work on first
You get a baseline that sits beside your profile, not instead of it
✓ What you get: A whole-child assessment you can complete in two minutes, and a clear place to start.
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Plan
What could I add to what I am already doing?
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Follow the recommendations linked directly from the Snapshot
Editable support plans, printables and visual supports
Sensory circuits, somatic tools and creative interventions to slot into sessions you already run
Nothing to redesign – your way of working stays as it is
✓ What you get: Everything you need to plan the layer underneath, with the plan already written for you.
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Deliver
What does this actually look like in a session?
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Structured interventions with ready-made session plans
LEGO®, sand, art, Play-Doh, movement, drumming and sensory work
Adapts for one child, a small group or a whole class
Training sits next to each resource, so you understand why before you run it
✓ What you get: Interventions that complement your sessions rather than replacing them.
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Review
Is this one working, or do I change it?
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Re-run the Snapshot mid-block, not at the end of it
Progress is measured against the original baseline
See whether a different pillar has moved to the top
Adjust while there is still time to change something
✓ What you get: A clear read on whether it is shifting, early enough to do something about it.
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Evidence
How do I show what changed?
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Baseline and review side by side, ready to print or save
A one-page summary for parents, teachers and the SENDCo
Use it for provision mapping and annual reviews
Show what has already been tried when an application comes back asking
✓ What you get: Evidence as a by-product of the work, not a job on top of it.
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↻ Then round again. The review becomes the next assessment – the loop closes without starting from scratch.
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