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Sign up to the Education Health and Wellbeing Charter - 21/02/2024

The Education Staff Wellbeing Charter is a declaration of support for, and a set of commitments, to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone working in education.

The Charter indicates how protecting the wellbeing and mental health of staff is (1) essential for improving morale and productivity; (2) critical to recruiting and retaining good staff; (3) a legal duty: employers are required by law to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees; and (4) taken account of as part of Ofsted inspections.

You can sign your school up by following this link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter

Once you are signed up, there are resources that can help you on your wellbeing strategy, including:

  • Staff wellbeing audit
  • Wellbeing tool
  • How to identify local conditions for wellbeing and how to measure it
  • Supporting staff wellbeing and mental health
  • How to reduce workload in schools
  • Guidance on flexible working
  • Guidance on behaviour in schools
  • Returning to teaching
  • Mental health
  • Video examples