Step 7: School wellbeing and plenary

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(25 min)

Trainer notes

Ask each group to suggest underlying support mechanisms that demonstrate that ‘the school’ cares for them. See slide 9 and Handout 5.5: In-school support structure suggestions. Ask them to consider practical support mechanisms and unspoken, implied ethos expectations.

Play Video clip 5.1: A Whole-School Approach to Promoting Staff Wellbeing. Ask participants to watch and consider if there are strategies or suggestions they could borrow from Eagle House’s approach to whole-school staff wellbeing.

Ask groups to feed back, and note ideas on a flipchart for the wellbeing forum.

Provide commentary for each point on slide 10, giving your school’s perspective on the strategies.

Plenary

Have copies made of:

  • Handout 5.6: Time management top tips
  • Handout 5.7: Rewards and incentives
  • Handout 5.8: Personal wellbeing top tips
  • Handout 5.9: Whole-school live well top tips
  • Handout 5.10: Feel good top tips
  • Handout 5.11: Wellbeing forum start-up resources

or upload them to the school drive to save printing costs. These include tips and guidance for individuals and for setting up a wellbeing forum.

Give your staff a PAT on the back, as on slide 11, and thank them for participating and committing to healthy change for the benefit of the whole school. Remind them that if ever they are struggling with stress, the Teacher Support Network helpline is available 24/7.

Invite staff to complete the Evaluation form. To close, play the YouTube clip of the staff flash mob  (slide 11). Remember to take photographs of all flipcharts from this unit for future planning.

Advise senior leaders to reassure, reassure, reassure! (Especially in the face of radical change.) You may wish to do this in a post-programme SLT evaluation meeting.