Staff Wellbeing Charter

Support for Teachers:

Consistent start and end time to day (expectation for all teaching staff is 8.30-3.20, 8:20 on Wednesdays due to whole staff briefing)
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
Thurday 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 eg staff to staff praise 'Wednesday Well wishes', student to staff praise 'Teacher Shout outs'

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