Staff wellbeing audit

This checklist from Education Support is designed to assess the quality of a school’s policies and processes for supporting staff mental health and wellbeing.

It uses a simple traffic light rating system to help identify any gaps or areas for improvement.

The tool is organised into six key areas, which are:

• A structured approach to prioritising staff mental health and wellbeing in schools
• Creating the conditions and culture to drive positive mental health outcomes for all staff
• Promoting an open culture around mental health
• Building confidence and capability, with particular focus on line managers and wellbeing leads
• Providing tools and support to all staff, including those living with a mental health problem
• Creating a transparent approach to measuring staff mental health and wellbeing

It is recommended that this resource is printed out to complete.

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.
• Facilitate development of school staff, identifying critical training and ensuring that all staff can recognise and understand the process to respond to mental health concerns.