How to prioritise staff wellbeing

It’s a winning formula: happy teachers = a happy school + better pupil outcomes + lower spending on supply staff and recruitment. But how do you figure out that first bit? Laura Pearce shares her solutions for lasting staff wellbeing, from tackling workload to creating a supportive culture. She also shares how she boosted staff retention at her school, by opening up communication and implementing creative initiatives such as a staff crèche.

Last reviewed on 5 February 2025
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Contents
  1. Watch our on-demand talk 
  2. Resources for this talk
  3. Laura's recommended further reading
  4. Meet our speaker

Watch our on-demand talk 

This video offers 'bite-sized' CPD for teachers, with accompanying handouts/resources.

It represents the speaker's role and approach (and where relevant, their school/trust's approach) at the time it was recorded, but still serves as both a source of inspiration and practical tips for you to use in practice.

Please note: any commercial providers, products or resources mentioned in this talk, and relevant links here, are on the speaker's own recommendation and should not be considered an endorsement by The Key.

 

Resources for this talk

How to prioritise staff wellbeing: key points PDF, 249.1 KB
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How to prioritise staff wellbeing: note-taking template DOCX, 68.1 KB
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Laura's recommended further reading

Meet our speaker

Laura Pearce has been leading Hazelbury Primary School since 2016, merging the original infant school and junior school to create 1 of the largest primary schools in the country. With more than 10 years of