Create your own wellbeing charter commitments
Case study
School details
School name: Leigh Academy Strood
Location: Strood, Rochester, ME2 2SX
Phase: Secondary
Number of pupils: 1314
Contact details:
- Matt Piggott, Vice Principal, matthew.piggott@stroodacademy.org
- Amy Panayi, Associate Principal, Amy.Panayi@stroodacademy.org
Impact and outcomes
Signing up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and working collaboratively across the school to develop their own set of wellbeing commitments has led to:
- clear responsibilities and commitments to wellbeing for staff at all levels;
- greater staff awareness of the wellbeing support on offer; and
- positive staff feedback on the school culture.
The school’s clear commitment to staff wellbeing has led to:
- improved engagement scores in staff surveys; and
- a reduction in staff absences and in staff turnover.
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Background from Matt Piggott, Vice Principal and Amy Panayi, Associate Principal
At Leigh Academy Strood, part of the Leigh Academy Trust, wellbeing is one of our 10 core values. We are committed to continually developing and enhancing our approach to staff wellbeing.
When the new school leadership team was established, the school had a high leaver rate and high sickness absences. The leadership team focused on staff wellbeing and made a public commitment by signing up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. This led to the development of a school-specific set of wellbeing commitments.
How we developed an agreed set of wellbeing commitments
The Education Staff Wellbeing Charter states that everyone has a role to play in creating and sustaining the conditions for every member of staff to thrive. We worked collaboratively with staff across the school to develop our own set of wellbeing commitments and promises to staff.
Staff provided feedback at senior leadership meetings, staff meetings and through our staff survey. We compiled a final list of existing initiatives, tailored to suit our staff, and new wellbeing measures suggested through the consultation exercise. Staff felt that, as in the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, our charter should set out the commitments made at different levels. These included commitments from:
- the Trust
- the school leadership
- staff
- the Wellbeing team
The resulting commitments, agreed by all staff, are displayed throughout the school. They are a visible reminder of our shared commitment, not only to students but also to staff.
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