Support for Teachers:

• Consistent start and end time to day (expectation for all teaching staff is 8.30-3.20.
• Preparing resources – full-time reprographics role in place, printing facilities across the academy.
• Centralised resourcing for lessons
• Classroom support duties – support for classroom teachers
• Team of cover supervisors, to keep ‘rarely cover’ situations to a minimum
• Centralised detentions – all detentions supervised by middle or senior leaders
• Reports – no individualised written reports; centrally generated data reports
• Parent/Carer conduct - support staff with abusive or vexatious parents/carers
• Careers team – support with wider student development   

Supporting teachers’ personal needs:

• HR support on site
• Senior Mental Health Lead on site
• Wellbeing guidance/advice posters in the staffroom
• Confidential Wellbeing drop-in sessions   

Communication and CPD

• Staff Briefing – A consistent message for all; all teaching and support staff expected to attend; regular updates for SEND and vulnerable students, 
• CPD time scheduled as 1hr slots, on ‘Training Mondays’
• Leadership development at all levels – Structure of Leadership team, Clarity of roles and responsibilities, Department structure; Training schedule – weekly training for senior leaders, weekly training for HoFs
• Developmental support for T&L - a dedicated hour each week for instructional coaching/Faculty development

Wellbeing 

• Golden Ticket – allows all staff half a day paid leave
• Thursday Fitness – 7:15-7:45 weekly HIT session open to all staff
• Sports Centre on site – facilities available to all staff (before and after school day)
• Gym - newly set up and available to staff before or after school
• Team building initiatives e.g. staff to staff praise 'Wednesday Well wishes', student to staff praise 'Teacher Shout outs'