Stress risk assessment: an approach for schools
A guide to reducing the risk of stress and promoting good mental health in your education setting.
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This guide offers helpful advice around ways to reduce stress among education staff through implementing a stress risk assessment.
It explains what a stress risk assessment is and what it involves, and provides 5 clear steps to carrying out an effective risk assessment in your setting. These are:
- Identify possible causes of stress in the workplace
- Assess the level of risk
- Take action to reduce or remove stressors
- Make a record of the findings
- Monitor and review risk assessments regularly
Some of the benefits of carrying out a stress risk assessment include increased productivity and performance, reduced staff sickness, and a positive impact on the overall school environment.
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:
- 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.
- 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.
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