The words ‘unprecedented times’ and the ‘new normal’ have well and truly entered our vocabulary. We are all finding our way and having to work differently and we know for some this can have a significant impact on their wellbeing and mental health. We are also hearing variations of the words communicating remotely.
We also …
This 26 minute video on leading staff wellbeing takes you through the key steps you should cover if you want to cut through the noise and know where to start and what to focus on for greatest impact.
The video covers:
What we mean by staff wellbeingThe major causes of poor staff wellbeingWhy you should improve …
The starting point for measuring staff wellbeing is to look at existing school data. This will include;
Teacher retention levels, and details of why they leave. Staff absence rates.The number of grievances and disputes.Staff and student behaviour.Observation and feedback on staff performance and relationships (how they work together).
This and …
Once you have measured your current staff wellbeing the next step is setting goals and taking action.
This is the fifth and final video in a series of short videos that explains why you might want to put staff first. In this video we look at:
The importance of setting specific goals; andTaking action
You …
You have measured your current staff wellbeing (reviewing your school data and running a survey). Your aim now should be to use these findings to improve staff wellbeing by setting clear goals and making staff wellbeing a part of everyday school life, rather than arranging one-off events, such as a wellbeing day.
While a wellbeing …
There are many reasons why you will want to improve staff wellbeing and a strong evidence base of the impact of doing this. First though we need to understand what is staff wellbeing?
There is no quick or simple answer, as there are multiple descriptions and definitions. The office of national statistics reports on a …
There is strong evidence for improving staff wellbeing and there are three key groups you work with and support:
Pupils and studentsStaff Other key stakeholders (including parents, governors, inspectors, DfE, etc.), and staff.
The main focus is often on the first of these, ensuring academic outcomes are as good as they can be and focusing on their …
Measuring staff wellbeing should be your starting point if you want to improve it.
This is the fourth in a series of five short videos that explains why you might want to put staff first. In this video we look at:
Why you should measure staff wellbeing; andHow best to measure it
You can see the remaining …
If you want to improve staff wellbeing it is important to understand what has the biggest impact on it and the major causes of workplace stress and poor wellbeing.
This is the third in a series of five short videos that explains more about this.
You can see the remaining videos at the links below.
Video 1 …
Why would you want to improve staff wellbeing in the workplace? Richard Branson is used as a positive example in this video and recently he has come in for criticism. Whatever your views of him as a person or his tax position, he has built and employed tens of thousands of people. He has …
