Staff Wellbeing Charter

Support for Teachers:

Consistent start and end time to day (expectation for all teaching staff is 8.30am-3.20pm).
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:

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 – 7:15am-7:45am 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'
Staff wellbeing team - regular newsletters and activities. Raffles, book club, secret work buddy, secret santa, wreath making workshops, family walks, weekly coffee van, staff bonus ball, staff gatherings.