Learning Reviews
Who Might Benefit?
Thrive Learning Reviews are designed for parents who would like:
A clearer understanding of their child's current attainment
Greater insight into particular strengths or areas of difficulty
To understand whether foundational skills are secure
Guidance around appropriate next steps
An independent educational perspective before considering additional support
A clearer picture during a period of educational transition or change
You do not need to have a specific concern to request a review and there is no expectation to continue with learning sessions at Thrive following a review.
Understand How Your Child Learns
Sometimes knowing what a child can do only tells part of the story.
Thrive Learning Reviews are designed to explore how your child thinks and learns, rather than simply measuring what they know.
Assessment takes place individually through carefully selected learning activities, practical tasks, discussion and observation. This dedicated time allows responses to be explored in greater depth, reasoning to be followed and the level of challenge adjusted as your child's understanding emerges.
Throughout every Review, attention is also given to the behaviours that influence learning, such as how a child:
Approaches challenge
Responds when unsure
Selects and adapts strategies
Explains their thinking
Sustains attention and effort
Responds to feedback
These observations help provide greater context to assessment findings and inform practical recommendations for future learning.
A Professional Perspective
Thrive Learning Reviews draw upon the English National Curriculum as a recognised benchmark for age-related expectations, while considering your child's individual educational context.
The aim is not to assess every aspect of the curriculum, but to build a meaningful picture of your child's current learning and identify the most useful next steps.
Where appropriate, recommendations may include strategies for home or school, further educational support or specialist assessment.
Review Options & Details
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90 minutes total assessment time
Focuses on the foundational mathematical knowledge and skills that support future learning, including:
Number sense
Calculation
Mathematical reasoning
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90 minutes total assessment time
Focuses on the foundational literacy knowledge and skills that support:
Reading
Writing
Communication
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Assessment time can be divided into 30 or 45 minute sessions, depending on the age and individual needs of the child. This helps children remain focused, engaged and able to show their learning at their best.
Where a review takes place over more than one session, sessions should aim to be completed within a two-week period to support continuity and accuracy.
Availability is limited.
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Learning Reviews are educational assessments led by qualified teachers.
They are not diagnostic, medical or psychological assessments and do not provide a formal diagnosis of specific learning difficulties or developmental conditions.
Learning Reviews provide a focused snapshot of your child's learning at the time of assessment. They allow particular areas to be explored in depth, while recognising that the review represents one part of a child's wider educational picture. Findings are therefore most valuable when considered alongside the ongoing insight of parents, teachers and other professionals where appropriate.
Where beneficial, recommendations for further support or specialist assessment will be made.
What is Included?
Every Learning Review includes:
An initial parent consultation
Individual assessment session(s)
A written report outlining findings and recommendations
A feedback meeting to discuss the results and next steps
