Staff wellbeing toolkit

This e-learning and toolkit aims to help mental health leads to promote and support staff wellbeing in their school or college.

The resource draws on research from positive and occupational psychology, and covers several approaches and practical strategies for supporting staff with their wellbeing.

It explores topics such as:

• the physiological impact of stress
• brain responses
• mindfulness and burnout
• theories of change.

The course also includes access to a Facebook community, drop-in calls with the Worth-it team, and several downloadable resources.

The course is flexible and takes approximately five to ten hours to complete.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for: 

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

Please note that this is a paid resource, starting at £795.

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes: 

• Access and utilise tools, strategies and resources to support their own mental health so that they can look after themselves.
• Identify and utilise tools, strategies and resources to confidently engage staff to help promote and support their mental health and wellbeing.
• Share simple evidence-based strategies and exercises with staff and pupils/students to help them manage their mental health and develop their own coping strategies.
• 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.
• Signpost and increase and promote awareness of resources to support staff.