50 THINGS - Henry Tyndale Does to support your
Well –Being
We work hard, play hard
- Regular staff survey to get their honest opinion
- A suggestion box which to allow for confidential suggestions to better practice and systems
- Resilience awareness sessions and a culture around promoting well-being and self-care
- Open door Senior Leadership –no concern is ever too small
- Opportunities to get involved with the wider life of the school
- Well-being team who put on ½ term events for staff (breakfasts etc)
- Healthy snacks and ice cream for inset days
- Well-Being health checks
- One to one meetings with staff around well-being (weekly, monthly etc)
- Mental Health first aider on site
- 3 exceptional/compassionate days an academic year allowing staff to attend children assembly, care of family/friends/pets etc.
- Hire facilities
- Support individuality
- Tea, coffee , milk and sugar for staff provided everyday
- Secret buddy system to support all staff
- Pilates after school-one day a week for staff to join
- Friday Club
- Time given for medical appointments
- Accommodating staff to support with child care (bringing into school etc)
- Recognition board –SHOUT OUT’S
- Designated smoking area
- Aim to have 15min morning breaks
Teaching and Learning/ Planning and Curriculum
- We trust teachers to decide best approaches for their pupils
- Everyone has the highest expectations of behaviour, with all staff reinforcing these expectations
- Senior leaders are very visible
- Senior leaders support for duties
- Condensing report writing and assessment into one platform
- Reducing paper work load in means of IPP’s, ROA’s
- More collaborative approach to planning
- Assessment systems are constantly being streamlined so process takes less time
- No tick box culture – never do anything if it is not going to make a difference
- Provide teachers with time for assessment, performance management and paperwork
- Support and Challenge plans to help support teachers practice and development
- Coaching ethos
- Everyone has highest expectations of behaviour, with all staff reinforcing those expectations
- Leadership values tailored to ensuring the best for their staff
- Support staff to feel confident in their job
- Regular meetings with leads and therapist to support communication
- The opportunities to have open and honest conversation with leadership team
Professional Development
- CPD tailored to specifically to staff needs, based off their feedback
- Encourage staff to develop their CPD by being open to courses they would like to attend
- CPD is delivered in house with flexibility of dates and times with day off in lieu
- Non-hierarchical approach to professional development –there are things a senior leader can learn from an NQT and vice versa
- Targeted support plans for LSA’s and Teachers
- Succession planning opportunities
- Developing leadership positions at all levels (LSA’s, Leads, Teachers, TLR’s, Senior Management)
- NQT support with dedicated mentors, regular meetings and CPD opportunities
- Performance management is tailored to individual need. We build on aspirations and reflection on own practice
- Weekly induction programme for new staff
- Range of CPD opportunities- twilights, visits to schools