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Teacher mental health

Be brave, be you: how I learned to set boundaries as a school leader

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Andrea William-Jones is an assistant headteacher at Winterbourne Academy, South Gloucestershire, part of the Olympus Trust. She tells us how coaching and setting positive boundaries for herself has improved her wellbeing. Wellbeing is about having the courage to do what …

Embedding staff wellbeing at the heart of our school culture

In this blog post teachers at Bedford Academy share how they’ve prioritised teacher wellbeing and improved staff retention. How are you managing staff wellbeing? To manage wellbeing effectively, it can't be an add on, it needs to be part of …

Improving wellbeing support through senior mental health lead training

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Southport College

Karen Marsh, mental health lead at Southport College shares her college’s experience of senior mental health lead training and how it’s helped to further support its staff and students with their wellbeing.

The four key ways we’re supporting staff wellbeing

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Laura Fordham is part of the senior leadership team at Bedford Academy, she shares how they are prioritising staff wellbeing and using the DfE Education staff wellbeing charter and its principles to support this work. After a challenging 18 months, …