Webinar: Supporting school staff wellbeing

Demonstrate your commitment to your staff’s physical and mental welfare with the Staff Wellbeing Award. Watch Mark Jennett discuss the need for a robust system of support for staff wellbeing and explain the eight benchmarks in the Staff Wellbeing Award.

Developing staff resilience

Achieving the award confirms to existing and potential staff that looking after your teachers is one of your school’s priorities. The award looks at:

• building a culture of whole-school change
• tackling the factors that lead to staff stress and burnout
• decreasing staff workload
• empowering staff by giving them more control over their professional lives
• nurturing a supportive school community.

Eight ways to enhance staff wellbeing

1. Make the workload manageable.
2. Create a supportive staff community.
3. Create a positive and healthy working environment.
4. Show staff appreciation.
5. Help staff achieve a healthy work–life balance.
6. Coordinate support for staff wellbeing.
7. Support staff personal and professional development.
8. Give teachers more professional control over decision-making.

About the author

Steve Waters is the author of the Staff Wellbeing Award. He is the founder and CEO of the Teach Well Alliance. Steve is also a founding fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, a qualified counsellor and mental health first aider.