Staff mental health and wellbeing plan

This template contains helpful points to consider when developing a staff wellbeing plan.

It advises carrying out a mental health and wellbeing audit to understand your setting’s current provision and links to a useful tool to help facilitate this.

Additionally, it recommends using measurement tools to better understand any mental health needs and speak to staff from a range of different backgrounds to identify any additional barriers to accessing support.

The plan emphasises that every school is different, but a plan should have clear themes, actions, measures of success and accountability.

The guide lists a number of themes that staff can consider when developing an action plan. Some of the themes include:

• how to create a structured approach to prioritising staff wellbeing
• how to promote an open culture around mental health
• what tools and support to provide to all staff.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

• use by mental health leads working with students aged 5 to 19+.

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes:

• Identify and utilise tools, strategies and resources to confidently engage staff to help promote and support their mental health and wellbeing.
• Signpost and increase and promote awareness of resources to support staff.