Topic outline
Headteachers Wellbeing conference 2025
Building psychological flexibility to respond well to challenges
Whiteley - 7 February 2025 08:30-12:30
Eastleigh - 13 February 2025 08:30-12:30Headteacher Wellbeing Seminar 2025 Delegate Programme 07.02.25
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Pre Reading:
What is a Parent Ambassador Programme and Why Should My School Have One?
Pre-reading to help facilitate a conversation in the last session of the morning.
https://blog.schoolmint.com/what-is-a-parent-ambassador-program-and-why-should-my-school-have-one
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Conference resources
Keynote – The new science of resilience: Psychological flexibility for School Leaders. Hazel Anderson-Turner, Business Psychologist and Mindset Coach
Parental engagement Tania Harding, Secondary Phase Inspector/Adviser Helen Dear, Secondary Phase Inspector/Adviser RSHE Pastorala
Support available
In addition to your Chair of Governors/Trustees and the personnel support that the school in which you work commission, the following support is available:
- Education Support Line 08000 562 561
In addition, the following links for coaching or supervision both here and lower down the page are available for your use if required, without recommendation (please check and choose which is most suitable for your need - available to all).
Wellbeing conference 2024 presentations
Articles and resources
- Wellbeing: How to look after yourself as a headteacher mental health workload school leadership (sec-ed.co.uk)
- The importance of hope: https://ianfrosteducation.com/2024/02/23/hope-in-the-dark/
- School Leaders: a guide to your wellbeing - The NAHT Hub
- How heads can look after their wellbeing | Tes Magazine
- Wellbeing: 'Heads can be too good at shelving their own feelings' | School Management Plus: School & education news worldwide
- Self-care isn’t selfish: How to look after yourself staff wellbeing headteachers mental health Education Support (headteacher-update.com)
- Headteachers need support too | Place2Be
- Six Top Tips to Support Headteacher Wellbeing - Therese Hoyle
- Supervision in Education Part 1: Why it is Needed | kevenbartle's Blog (wordpress.com)
Wellbeing and resilience for staff in education settings
Helping you to develop the confidence and ability to handle the pressures of your daily work.
Wellbeing resources for school staff
We value all our school staff and want them to flourish and achieve their best. The primary audience for these resources is school staff in maintained schools, but we also hope that school staff in other settings will find these resources helpful in supporting their wellbeing needs.