The Six Proven Steps To Improved Staff Wellbeing and Culture at Your School with Adrienne Hornby | Episode 8
Social events, morning teas and the one-off wellbeing workshop can only do so much to improve staff wellbeing and school culture. While they’re well-intentioned, these initiatives only target the very surface of the daily challenges school staff face. We need to take a deeper look at the underlying and systemic reasons why staff may be suffering from chronic stress and burnout. Once identified, solutions and actions can be put in place that directly address the issues while considering various elements that, when improved upon, can create a positive and long-lasting change in how your staff and school culture feel.
This episode of the Well-Led Schools podcast covers my six-step framework for improving staff wellbeing and school culture. This framework considers elements of Positive Psychology, current educational leadership research and the recommendations from leading Australian wellbeing organisations like Beyond Blue, Be You and the Black Dog Institute.
The 6 steps to improved wellbeing in schools are
- Scan your school and pinpoint the health and wellbeing needs of your staff
- Up-skill the leadership team
- Create a wellbeing action plan
- Build and manage relationships
- Create a stay at work plan
- Foster more engagement in the workplace
In this episode, we cover:
- Why surface level approaches to wellbeing don’t work
- The 6-step framework for improving staff wellbeing and school culture
- Actions you can take to carry out each step
Links and Resources:
Download the 6 steps PDF guide
Blog article: The 6 Key Steps For Improving School Culture
Blog article: The PERMA(H) model for workplace wellbeing
Blog article: What is Positive Psychology and How to Apply The Principles to Your Own Wellbeing
Blog article: The Wellbeing Action Plan: An Essential Tool For Ensuring Staff Wellbeing In The Workplace
Previous Podcast Episode: An Integrative Approach to Addressing Staff Wellbeing in Schools: Introducing the PERMA(H) Model
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