The School Leaders Thriving Programme has been created in partnership with SAS for school leaders to embark on a journey to improve their own wellbeing and that of their whole school community.
To have everyone in the school community thriving is good for individuals, good for the school, good for mental health and good for outcomes in every sense. We know that schools can experience as much as a 20% uplift in standards when they get wellbeing right. At SAS, we are excited to be able to provide the pathway of the School Leaders Thriving Programme, backed by our wider package of market-leading wellbeing services, to help you provide support to every person in your school community so that they may be the best version of themselves. Significantly, this starts with you! Understanding and improving your own wellbeing is the first step to having an impact on others.
Our Wellbeing and Leadership experts will support you and your leadership team to deliver whole school wellbeing, whether that’s through our suggested pathway or a bespoke process.
“A community being the best version of themselves, promotes and accelerates high quality practice and standards.”
Our suggested pathway for the School Leaders Thriving Programme has four steps as detailed below, however our experts will always be lead by you and the needs of your school or Trust.
Step 1 – Put your own mask on first
The first step of the SLTP is for the Senior Leader to take the Be Well Lead Well Pulse® assessment. This diagnostic is based on 35 years of research and entails an online assessment and a guided debrief with one of our team. Be Well Lead Well Pulse® is designed to give you insight into your own wellbeing and the impact this has on your leadership of others.
Step 2 – Starting from the top, building from the bottom
Next up is a conversation with one of our experts to establish the school’s current position in terms of wellbeing and explore goals for the year ahead. With the support of our expert you will create a strategy for achieving your whole school wellbeing goals which may involve making use of the wider range of wellbeing services included with your SAS policy. You will also have the opportunity to offer Be Well Lead Well Pulse® to your wider leadership team.
Step 3 – Well done, is better than well said
Once the strategy is completed, our expert works with you to implement an action plan to tackle any immediate issues and create steps to achieve longer term goals. This support is complemented with template documentation, enabling you to clearly set out your journey. Beyond the initial planning session your expert will continue to be on hand for ongoing support and guidance. You will also have access to a library of resources to support your whole school wellbeing journey.
Step 4 – From surviving to thriving
What is working well, where do you need more support? We will work with you to review your progress towards your goals, always offering ongoing support even once you have completed the School Leaders Thriving Programme.
To begin your journey with School Leaders Thriving programme please sign up here