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Five ways schools can commit to good staff mental health

Staff wellbeing Mental health
As mental health awareness increases in the wake of the pandemic, Sophie Howells looks at five areas of school life where we can make our commitment to wellbeing evident for all staff

 

It is encouraging that the awareness of mental health issues is increasing across many of our workplaces. This is something we can all contribute to.

Around one in four of us will experience a mental health problem each year according to the charity Mind and most of us will know someone who has struggled.

The importance of maintaining and checking in on our mental health and wellbeing has never been more apparent. Many school leaders are tapping into this growing awareness and demonstrating a commitment to change. If more do this, a change in culture can begin.

Making mental health and wellbeing part of everyday conversations in schools, as natural as any discussion about the importance of physical health, is something that we may not have felt comfortable with in the past, but leaders can do more to encourage this.

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