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- Health and safety checklist: school office Download and use our checklist to assess the health and safety arrangements in your school offices, and record any actions you need to take.
- Health and safety checklists for classrooms Use these health and safety checklists for classrooms to save time and make sure staff and pupils are working in a safe environment. Download our specialist classrooms checklist to use alongside a checklist from the Health and Safety Executive.
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Whole-trust approach to staff mental health and wellbeing: case study
Find out how a 4-school trust developed a trust-wide approach to staff wellbeing, and how you can do it too.
For Trust Leaders
- Wellbeing: pupil questionnaires Use these age-adaptable questionnaires to survey your pupils on their wellbeing, so you can identify and address areas of concern. Topics covered include bullying, depression and low mood, self-esteem, and equality and inclusion.
- Resource hub: Staff wellbeing toolkit for line managers Use these resources to help you look after the wellbeing of your staff. Feel equipped to spot wellbeing challenges, take the appropriate next steps, and support a whole-school focus on wellbeing.
- How to build a positive mental health culture for pupils Find advice on how to build a whole-school culture of positive pupil mental health and wellbeing into all aspects of school life.
- Pupil mental health and wellbeing policy: model and examples Download and adapt our model policy to save yourself time and follow best practice. See examples of pupil wellbeing policies from primary, secondary and special schools.
- Pupils with SEND: supporting mental health Learn about whole-school strategies and personalised interventions to support the mental health of pupils with SEND. Find resources from charities and get guidance on writing your mental health policy.
- How to run a working group to improve staff wellbeing Get advice on how to set up and run a working group to improve staff wellbeing and workload in your school.
- Senior mental health leads: training Find out about the different training options available for senior mental health leads and how to decide between them.
- Managing contractors for premises work: health and safety guidance Familiarise yourself with health and safety guidance on using contractors for premises works, and find a checklist from the Health and Safety Executive to help you keep track.
- How to escalate staff wellbeing concerns As a line manager, find out how and when to escalate wellbeing concerns about your staff, so you can effectively support them at school.
- School trip health and safety: planning checklist and guidance Ahead of a school trip, use our checklist and find guidance to help you feel confident you’ve considered everything from a health, safety and safeguarding perspective.
- Staff wellbeing: how to use individual action plans Find out if individual action plans are right for your school, so you can help support your staff's wellbeing. Download our template and see an example plan to help you confidently create your own.
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How to monitor and support the wellbeing of your headteachers
Be clear on how you can monitor your headteachers' wellbeing and make sure they feel supported. Use our audit tool to identify any stressors and agree actions to manage them.
For Trust Leaders
- Monitoring pupils' mental health and wellbeing: tools Get an overview of the tools you can use to monitor pupils' mental health and wellbeing, both at an individual and whole-school level.
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How to improve staff mental health and wellbeing across your trust
There's no silver bullet to improving mental health and wellbeing across your trust. The needs in one school will be different to another, so it's important you help your schools tailor an approach to their context. Find out what's worked for 5 leaders we spoke to and how you can make it work for you.
For Trust Leaders
- Staff wellbeing policy: model and examples Use our model policy to set out your school's or trust's commitment to staff wellbeing. Let your staff know what they should do to help promote wellbeing, and how you'll support them.
- How to create a staff mental health and wellbeing action plan Know what good staff mental health and wellbeing looks like and get advice on achieving it. Learn ways to check in on your staff as a first step towards creating a staff mental health and wellbeing action plan, and use our template to help you put together a plan that meets the needs of your setting.
- Individual healthcare plans: guidance and templates Learn when and how to create an individual healthcare plan to support pupils with medical conditions. See a template plan from the DfE, and example plans for pupils with epilepsy, diabetes and allergies.