• Welcome to the Teach Well Alliance!

      Steve Waters: Founder/Director

       

      The Teach Well Alliance tackles staff Burnout, reduces workload, improves staff mental health and wellbeing, and frees up time and energy for your teachers to focus on teaching and learning.

       

      Reduce spending on supply teachers for teachers absent through stress. Improve retention. Reduce vacancies. Increase applications.

       

      We create a customised action plan in partnership with you, selecting strategies that will reduce workload for teachers in your school or college.

    • Can you afford to do nothing about staff mental health and wellbeing?

      The Cost of Teacher Illness

      Being a Teach Well School makes financial sense.

       

      Watch as the slides move across the screen. Or click on the arrows.

      Days lost

      In a primary school with 100 staff, of which 50 are teachers, the average number of working days lost through sickness is 740.

       

      In a secondary school with 150 staff, of which 50 are teachers, the average number of working days lost through sickness is 1110.

      Teacher absence

      In 2015/16, the last year for which we have figures, a total of 2.16 million days were lost to teacher sickness absence.

       

      Since then, rates of absence have increased.

      Cost per day

      £200 per day per member of staff absent

      Cost per teacher

      The basic cost of absence in schools is approximately £797 per employee for primary schools and £1328 per employee for secondary schools (based on working days lost at approximately 7.4 according to CiPD Absence Management Survey 2016).

       

      However, in reality, this cost is much higher because it is exclusively based on the salaries of employees on sick leave rather than the cost of temporary supply cover, overheads and indirect costs associated with reduced effectiveness of supply cover on student progress.

      Average cost of absence

      In a primary school with 100 staff, of which 50 are teachers, the average total cost of absence to the school for a year is £153,692.31. This is based on using supply cover for 50% of the absences.

       

      In a secondary school with 150 staff, of which 75 are teachers, the average total cost of absence to the school is £310,230.77. This is based on using supply cover for 50% of the absences.

      What would you do with the money?

      You could cut your school's spending on staff absence by at least 50%.

       

      Reduce workload and stress. Prevent and tackle Burnout. Create a culture of staff wellbeing.

       

      Spend the savings on teaching and learning.

    • Are your...

      • Teachers struggling to cope? 
      • Staff frequently absent?
      • Scarce resources being spent on supply teachers?
      • Retention figures declining?
      • Vacancies difficult to fill?

      If your answer is 'Yes' to any of these questions, our Teach Well Toolkit has the solution.

      • Programme tailored to your school
      • Done with you, not to you
      • Identifies causes of stress
      • Customised action plan
      • Includes support and non-teaching staff
      • Targeted strategies 
      • Evaluates progress
      • Wellbeing consultant support
      • Draws on best practice
      • Teach Well School Award 

       

    • Well staff teach well. Pupils taught well do well.

      Stage 1 of the Teach Well Toolkit: Identify

      Our NEW iAbacus Wellbeing School Self-evaluation and Planning Tool will survey your staff anonymously, identify where they are most under pressure and highlight what actions your school needs to take. Imagine an abacus...it's as easy as sliding beads! Scroll down to find out more.

    • iAbacus Wellbeing School Self-Evaluation and

      Planning Tool

      If you can slide beads on an abacus, you can use iAbacus. Take a look below to see how easy it is to use.

      The School Wellbeing iAbacus is included in the Teach Well Toolkit.

      Or you can purchase a licence separately. Find out more at https://www.iabacus.co.uk/schoolwellbeing/

      Stage 2 of the Teach Well Toolkit: Implement

      A wellbeing consultant will support you every step of the way to help you implement your action plan.

      Stage 3 of the Teach Well Toolkit: Monitor

      We will help you to keep an eye on how things are going and report back each term.

      Stage 4 of the Teach Well Toolkit: Evaluate

      Using iAbacus, you will evaluate the impact of your school's wellbeing programme and signpost continued progress as part of your School Development Plan.

    • Teach Well School Award

      Complete the Teach Well Toolkit Programme. Display your Teach Well School Award.

      The Teach Well School Award says:

      'Come and teach in our school! We will look after you!'

      'In the current educational environment where schools are trying to increase student attainment with a diminishing budget, it is essential that schools make the most of their key resource - teachers...From an organisational perspective, employee wellbeing is an important factor in quality, performance and productivity. Wellbeing is strongly related to work stress, a key player in employee absence. Consequently, developing and maintaining 'healthy workers' for good quality work, reduced sickness absence and positive performance outcomes is of great importance.'

       

      The Work Foundation/Teacher Support (2014)

       

    • Click below to download our information booklet on the Teach Well Toolkit

      Or

      Order the Teach Well Toolkit by scrolling down

      Order the Teach Well Toolkit by clicking on the button

    • Student Wellbeing Ambassadors

      A one-day training course delivered in your school.

      For Year 6, Year 10 or Year 12.

      We train your students to work in partnership with staff to provide support to pupils who are experiencing problems at school

      The last school to receive Student Wellbeing Ambassador training was Cobham Hall School in Gravesend, Kent.

       

      On-site one-day interactive training day for nominated Student Well-Being Ambassadors in your school, tailored to your school's requirements. A great opportunity for students to demonstrate leadership skills. Click on the button to download information.

    • Click on the button below for our information booklet on Student Wellbeing Ambassador training

    • Wellbeing Lead Diploma

      Are you a school Wellbeing Lead?

      Or applying for a Wellbeing Lead post?

      Sign up for our unique Wellbeing Lead Diploma

      • Online learning: no travel
      • Online tutor support
      • Monthly evening webinar seminars + Intro webinar + presentation webinar 
      • Closed Wellbeing Lead group
      • Secondary or Primary route
      • Assessment by project
      • School-based: practical and interactive - includes wellbeing of both pupils and teachers 
      • No formal writing assignments
      • Keep a journal in your own style
      • Track progress on Coach Accountable platform
      • Complete in two terms
      • 10% discount if your school has purchased Teach Well Toolkit

    • Yes please! Send me information about

      the Wellbeing Lead Diploma

      Please type the words: 'Please send me information about the Wellbeing Lead Diploma' in the request box

      Submit

    • Professional Development

      In addition to its The Teach Well Toolkit programme, the Teach Well Alliance runs a range of in-house and national courses, focusing on staff and pupil mental health and wellbeing.

       

      Dates and venues of external courses will be posted on Twitter at @teachwellall, Linkedin and Events Frame .

      Whole-School Staff and Student Wellbeing

      One-day interactive workshop, held in central Manchester.

      This interactive workshop looks at the role of the school wellbeing lead. It draws on best practice and case studies to enable delegates to return to school with a wealth of strategies and an action plan. An invitation-only closed group will be created for members of the workshop to keep in touch and support one another while promoting wellbeing in their schools.

       

      For further information and to register, go to: https://app.eventsframe.com/e/qfDz0ehdC/whole-school-staff-and-student-wellbeing/

      Customised Inset for Staff

      Tell us what your school needs and we will deliver it

      From presentations at staff meetings to workshops to pupil training - the Teach Well Alliance will design a well-being and mental health course to meet your needs. Complete the form below and we will contact you to discuss your requirements.

      Mental Health: You can talk

      For staff or student groups in school

      An interactive workshop, tailored to the needs of your school. It covers: What it means to have mental health; what it means to be mentally unwell; how to talk about mental health; how to support someone who is mentally ill; and how to take action to prevent mental ill-health. Complete the form below and we will get in touch to discuss your requirements.

    • Would you like a customised course for your school?

      Complete the form below. Overwrite the grey text in the message box and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

      Submit

    • Visit the Teach Well Alliance Resources Site

      Wellbeing and mental health strategies, resources, ideas and the Teacher Wellbeing Survey

    • Get Funded!

      Did you know that your school can apply to Awards for All Lottery funding to purchase or part-fund the Teach Well Toolkit?

      National Lottery Awards for All Guidance

      Click on the cover of the 'National Lottery Awards for All' Guidance to download the booklet.

      Awards from £300 to £10,000

    • Take a look at what happened on the Teachers Come First Conference #tcfc19!

      Monday 25th March 2019: Notts County FC

      Visit the Teachers Come First Conference Website and take a look at what you missed!

       

      www.teacherscomefirst.org

       

      Coming Soon! News of our next conference: 'Teachers Come First Manchester' #tcfmcr

      July 2019

       

       

    • The Teach Well Alliance is proud to work in partnership with

      Jackie Wilson: Empower Education and David Gumbrell: The Resilience Project

    © 2018