Staff wellbeing

The latest news, analysis and professional advice on staff wellbeing, including workload, flexible working, school safety and teacher retention initiatives

Wednesday

6th Mar 2024

Revealed: 8 in 10 school leaders see rise in vexatious complaints
91¶¶Òõ investigation uncovers a ‘Wild West’ parent complaints system pushing schools with stretched resources and stressed staff to the brink
Revealed: 8 in 10 school leaders see rise in vexatious complaints
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Ministers challenged over ‘intolerable’ school violence
Scottish Conservatives will accuse SNP ministers of failing to take action when school violence is leaving teachers ‘terrified to go to work’
Teacher violence

Friday

1st Mar 2024

1 in 3 heads and teachers consider quitting
New DfE survey findings show majority of teachers are unhappy with workload and pay, and do not feel valued by policymakers
1 in 3 heads and teachers considered quitting in next 12 months

Friday

23rd Feb 2024

Heads’ mental health ‘ravaged’ by Ofsted
Watchdog’s ‘softening the edges’ approach will not be enough to tackle the scale of the problem, warns Headrest UK
Heads mental health 'ravaged' by Ofsted
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Tuesday

20th Feb 2024

Teachers ‘suffer broken bones’ as pupil violence rises
The increase in violent behaviour in Scottish schools has also left some staff suffering PTSD, warns EIS union
Broken bones plaster cast

Saturday

17th Feb 2024

Scotland ‘less proactive’ in cutting teacher workload
Teacher workload is highlighted as a major concern during a teaching union event at the Scottish Labour conference
Scottish workload

Thursday

15th Feb 2024

Schools ‘reject 1 in 3 flexible working requests from women’
Public sector employers are being ‘inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative’ in response to requests for flexible working, says Unison
Clocks melting

Sunday

11th Feb 2024

Super Bowl leadership: Don’t try to be the hero
Every school leader aims for the best – but a cautionary tale from the world of sport shows the dangers of constantly pursuing perfection
Bill Walsh San Francisco

Tuesday

6th Feb 2024

91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards 2024: Time to celebrate and share best practice
The 91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards are an annual celebration of the amazing work schools do every day to improve the lives of young people
91¶¶Òõ School Awards

Monday

5th Feb 2024

4 reasons SLT should accompany school trips
Senior staff can learn a lot from school trips, and show staff they’re one of the team, which is why it’s worth getting involved whenever possible, says this leader
School trip

Sunday

4th Feb 2024

Prioritising staff wellbeing helps a whole school
When teachers thrive, so too does the entire school community, says Hannah Gillan – and activities including axe-throwing, climbing munros, yoga and self-defence could help
Wellbeing axe throwing pizza yoga

Thursday

1st Feb 2024

Government ‘taking teachers for fools’ over class contact promise
Jenny Gilruth has been told ‘teachers are struggling’ and need the government to deliver on its 2021 pledge to cut class contact time by 90 minutes a week
Jenny Gilruth