Workload & Wellbeing SIG

The purpose of this group is to support schools to focus on reducing workload and improving wellbeing. Unlike our communities, our special interest groups are intended for self-study. They are aimed at those with a responsibility or an interest in this aspect of education. Please look out for one-off events that support this SIG.

• Menopause workplace guidance (Equality Human Rights, 2024)

• Understanding Mental Health in Schools (Schools North East, 2022)

• Mental Health [and Autism] (National Autistic Society)

• 3 breathing exercises to relieve stress (British Heart Foundation, 2023)

• Progressive muscle relaxing (Oxford Health NHS Trust, 2024)

• The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding activity (Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust, 2022)

• A profession in crisis? (Towers et. al, 2022)

• Video: People Power 2025 - Session 1: The Importance of Listening (Edurio, 2025)

• Video: People Power 2025 - Session 2: Happy Staff, Happy Pupils (Edurio, 2025)

• Video: People Power 2025 - Session 3: Embedding Wellbeing (Edurio, 2025)

• Video: People Power 2025 - Session 4: Why Staff Leave and How to Keep Them (Edurio, 2025)

• Video: People Power 2024 - Session 1: Staff wellbeing (Edurio, 2024)

• Video: People Power 2024 - Session 2: Leadership strategies (Edurio, 2024)

• Video: People Power 2024 - Session 3: Staff retention (Edurio, 2024)

• Video: People Power 2024 - Session 4: People Strategy (Edurio, 2024)

• Video: Menopause and the Equality Act 2010 (Equality Human Rights, 2024)

• Video: Menopause: Making workplace adjustments (Equality Human Rights, 2024)

• Video: Conversations about the menopause (Equality Human Rights, 2024)

• EnlightenEd Leadership Overview (Class Leading, 2024)

• R&R Community meeting 1 (Newham Learning, 2023)

(coming soon)

Guidance Documents

• Putting Evidence to Work (Implementation Guidance) (EEF, 2024)

Videos

• A schools' guide to Implementation - Animation (EEF, 2024)

• Newham Learning: Implementation (Newham Learning, 2022)

Templates

• Action plan template (pdf)

• Action plan template (docx)

• Case study template (pdf)

• Case study template (pptx)

(coming soon)

(coming soon)