Thriving Attending Belonging (TAB)

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The Thriving, Attending Belonging (TAB) project will work with schools in the East Grinstead area during the academic year 2026/27. Together we will co-develop and deliver targeted work and interventions across areas shown to be effective in promoting belonging.

We want to understand where you see the greatest need, so that we can allocate resources, where they will have the most impact. If you would like to access all of the projects, or only one, that is fine.

Survey will close: 11th May

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Introduction

We have undertaken a literature review to help us understand the most likely effective approaches to improving and supporting belonging in schools. This has identified four key themes . Please indicate below which areas you are most interested in.

Belonging is Relational

Relationships between staff and pupils, pupils and pupils, families and school, staff and staff. They all matter.

University of Sussex project to identify pupils at risk of low belonging and support them through data and psychological approaches. The project is universal but is likely to focus on disadvantage and belonging

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Educational Psychology Service led development of a Belonging Curriculum for years 7-9

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WOWSI offer rolling out to all primary schools and for year 7 in secondary schools

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Belonging is Ecological

The environment and culture of the school all help to create belonging.

Thought-Full Delivery of Bite-Size training to staff

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Thought-Full: Evidence driven auditing and outcome measurements of your Whole School Approach (WSA) to Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Thought-Full: Support with planning and delivery of WSA

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Belonging is Identity Based

Some groups of children may struggle more with belonging than others. Our literature review identified the following key groups:

Children from Global Majority backgrounds, including, migrant and refugee children
LGBTQ+ children and young people
Neurodivergent and SEND pupils
Children in poverty

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EMTAS commission to support whole school work for Global Majority pupils in line with the literature review

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ALLSORTs commission to support whole school work in line with the literature review supporting LGBT+ pupils

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Autism and Social Communication Team commission to support whole school work in line with the literature review

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University of Sussex work will focus on disadvantage

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Belonging is Developmental

There is a sharp decline in belonging at secondary school for the following groups:

Girls
SEND pupils
Disadvantaged pupils

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Educational Psychology Service led development of a Belonging Curriculum for years 7-9

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University of Sussex project focusing on disadvantage and belonging

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We are currently developing projects around girls and SEND. Would you be interested in helping to shape these?

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