Developing your mental health and wellbeing plan
Developing a staff mental health and wellbeing plan is a great place for schools to start when outlining a commitment to prioritising the wellbeing of staff. It’s a place where school leaders can set out clear areas of focus, agreed actions and measures of success while being clear about who is responsible for delivering on the actions.
Below you’ll find a mental health plan template to get you started and some example policies to help you think about what to include. We have also provided some resources to help you engage staff in developing your plan and a video outlining the key ingredients for bringing senior leadership teams on board presented by Faye McGuinness, Director of Programmes at Education Support.
A mental health plan
St Illtyd’s Primary School - Staff mental health and well-being policy
St Illtyd’s Primary School have kindly shared their staff mental health and well-being policy as an example of good practice. There are lots of useful ideas that you may want to consider in your own policy.
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St Illtyd’s Primary School - Staff mental health and well-being policy
School Staff Wellbeing Policy: Welbee
Welbee supports schools and Trusts to measure and improve staff wellbeing, collect honest feedback and take actions that make the biggest impact.
They have developed this draft policy to support schools who want to use the management standards approach to risk assessing workplace stress and improving staff wellbeing. It can be used by schools as a starting template.
They have developed this draft policy to support schools who want to use the management standards approach to risk assessing workplace stress and improving staff wellbeing. It can be used by schools as a starting template.
School Health and Wellbeing Policy: NASUWT
NASUWT is a trade union representing teachers, including headteachers, throughout the United Kingdom. They have developed this School Health and Wellbeing Policy document to guide schools and help them consider what should be included.
Anna Freud 5 Steps Framework
An evidence-based framework to help schools approach staff mental health and wellbeing in 5 simple steps. The framework is developed by mental health experts and teachers, for teachers.
From strategy to action – a case study from Carmarthenshire
Mental health plan: Engaging staff
Mental health plan: engaging staff
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Mental health plan: engaging staff
Engaging Senior Leadership Teams
Engaging senior leadership teams