The Ultimate Staff Wellbeing Guide for School Leaders

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This empowering training session is designed to help school leaders prioritise their own self-care so they can lead with resilience, clarity, and energy.

Leading a school is demanding and leaders often put their own wellbeing last. This empowering training session is designed to help school leaders prioritise their own self-care so they can lead with resilience, clarity, and energy. Using the proven framework of the 7 Pillars of Self-Care, participants will explore practical strategies to protect their mental, emotional, and physical health, while setting a positive example for their staff. Invest in yourself to strengthen your leadership and create a healthier, happier school.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the 7 Pillars of Self-Care and their relevance to school leadership
• Reflect on personal wellbeing habits and identify areas for improvement
• Learn practical strategies to manage stress, maintain balance, and prevent burnout
• Explore how self-care enhances leadership effectiveness and role modelling
• Develop a personalised self-care action plan to support ongoing resilience

Course Outline

• The importance of self-care for school leaders, the demands of school leadership and why self-care is often neglected, the link between personal wellbeing and leadership effectiveness
• Introduction to, and exploration of, the 7 Pillars of Self-Care framework
• Practical strategies for self-care - Stress management techniques tailored for school leaders, and building healthy routines that prioritise wellbeing
• Self-care as a leadership strategy: How prioritising self-care improves leadership clarity, decision-making, and communication
• Managing workplace stress while maintaining personal resilience and developing your personal Self-Care Action Plan
• Reflecting on current wellbeing practices and identifying gaps and setting realistic self-care goals and priorities for the next 30 days
• Strategies for maintaining accountability and adapting the plan over time

Course Outline

• 9:30 – 9:40 – Welcome, introduction, and objectives
• 9:40 – 10:10 – The importance of self-care for school leaders, discussing the demands of school leadership and an introduction to the 7 Pillars of Self-Care
• 10:10 – 10:40 – Exploring the 7 Pillars of Self-Care with practical strategies for each
• 10:40 – 11:00 – Break
• 11:00 – 11:20 – Practical strategies for self-care, including stress management tools, how to build healthy routines, and actionable tips for integrating self-care during
  your day-to-day leadership
• 11:20 – 11:50 – Self-care as a leadership strategy and how it directly impacts leadership effectiveness, decision-making, and clarity
• 11:50 – 12:20 – Developing your personal Self-Care Action Plan
• 12:20 – 12:30 – Q&A and final reflections

Meet Your Trainer!

Kelly Hannaghan is a Mental Health and Wellbeing Consultant, Director and Founder of Mind Work Matters Ltd, and an award-winning motivational speaker, school improvement advisor, and published author. She works systemically with local authorities, MATs, senior leaders, and pastoral teams to create healthy work cultures and improve outcomes. As an expert trainer and coach for Senior Mental Health Leads, Kelly supports some of the most challenging school communities, delivering preventative and early help strategies. She is the creator of the Family Matters programme and has led national projects including the DfE’s Wellbeing for Education Return. Her work raises aspirations, engagement, attendance, and outcomes, earning recognition from the DfE, NCB, The Anna Freud Centre, and The Education Support Partnership.

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