Employees wellbeing matters!
We are committed to promoting employee mental health and wellbeing through our policy and practice within the workplace. To show our commitment to improving and protecting our employee’s wellbeing we have signed up for the Education staff wellbeing charter.
Education staff wellbeing charter – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Steps we have taken so far
- Mindful Mondays
- Pulse Surveys – Team Talks
- Staff Committee – Employee Voice
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Career Paths
- Menopause & Mental Health Champions
We will continue to review, monitor and improve the meaning and importance of employee wellbeing and everyone’s roles and responsibilities
Wellbeing Award for Schools
In January 2020 we were delighted to hear that all our hard work paid off when we achieved the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
Everyone throughout the school, college and residential department worked together to achieve this award which has been developed in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau (NCB). We continue to work hard to ensure we promote emotional wellbeing and positive mental health across the whole-school community and aim to continue our vision which is to “Effectively Embed a Whole School Approach with Wellbeing and Quality of life of both staff and students being at the heart of everything we do.”
In January 2020, all our hard work paid off when we were delighted to be told that we have achieved the award.
Highlights from the report included:
“Wargrave House is fully focused on promoting the EMHWB of all members of the school community. It provides a calm, warm and nurturing environment to help students gain confidence, independence and relevant life skills to meet difficult challenges”.
“I fully recommend that the school achieve the WAS Award. Emotional and Mental Health underpins all the values of the school. The staff model, support, teach, encourage and foster positivity. It is an exciting environment. The whole school community is inspirational.”
(WAS verifier report January 2020)
For more information on the award, visit: https://www.awardplace.co.uk/award/was
