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Staff Wellbeing
Staff workload and wellbeing support
Staff survey – teaching and support (May 2022)
· 99% of teaching and support staff are ‘clear about the college vision’;
· 94% believing that the college is both ‘well-led and managed’;
· 95% of both teaching and support staff feel ‘well supported working here’.
Effective use of time:
· Team of cover supervisors, to keep ‘rarely cover’ situations to a minimum
· Online parents evenings: each = 2.5hrs (Schoolcloud)
Effective practice:
· Preparing resources – full time reprographics role and digital media team
· Common Assessment and feedback policy – consistent and supportive as teachers are only expected to mark progress checks every 6-8 lessons and summative assessments once per term
· Move to student ownership re response – expect STUDENTS to take responsibility books, equipment, conduct
· Data collections – 3 per year for each year group; only 1 data collection open at a time
· Reports – no individualised written reports; centrally generated data reports
· Careers and Enterprise team – support with wider student development
· Support staff – 2 over-arching non-teaching leaders; leadership structure put in place; teams created (ownership and identity); own intent, development plan and appraisal system
Effective communication and development:
· Briefing – 1 consistent message for all; all teaching and support staff expected to attend; regular updates and training
· Staff needs considered when scheduling CPD and disaggregated days (eg end of Christmas term)
· CPD time scheduled as 1hr slots, on ‘Training Tuesdays’ to ensure access for all
· Leadership development at all levels – department structure; Subject Leaders meetings; NPQs; coaching and mentoring
· Supportive and developmental Quality Assurance – and support for Teaching & Learning
Supporting teachers to teach:
· College Leadership support duties – support for classroom teachers
· Parent/Carer conduct policy (supporting staff)
· Centralised detentions – all detentions supervised by the pastoral teams/Subject Leaders on specific days for each key stage
Supporting teachers’ personal needs:
· Form tutor option for parents with childcare – am or pm
· Flu jabs offered on school premises
· Additional HR provision – HR support always on site
· One Senior Mental Health Leads
· Wellbeing guidance/advice through briefing
· HR Wellbeing drop-in sessions
· Supportive ‘absence’ policy – proactive rather than reactive
· Bespoke mental health support – Yorkshire Psychotherapy Services and Occupational health support
· Introduction of Workplace Health Champions
· Free use of the Fitness Suite for staff before or after school
· Free refreshments prior to parents evening
Team building:
· Team building initiatives eg staff to staff praise, student to staff praise, Hidden Hero, ‘I heard a wispa’
· Support national initiatives, eg Thank a teacher day, National wellbeing week
· Staff wellbeing activities eg Christmas wrapping paper, free massage
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ACTS OF KINDNESS:
· ‘Teacher counter’ and ‘treats’ in the dining hall
· ‘Thank yous’ to staff – free breakfasts, easter eggs, Christmas ‘cake’
Trust wide support:
· Financial advice (eg Lifetime)
· Lifestyle support services (eg VIVUP – lifestyle savings, car benefits)
· Team building initiatives (eg Tough Mudder, Christmas Quiz)
