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Leading Wellbeing in your school
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Twitter: @PDST_leadership
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• promote mental health awareness• reflect on existing good practice in place in primary
schools• help schools develop a coherent whole school
approach to mental health that focuses on children, their parents and teachers, which is integrated into core school structures and practices
• inform schools about the Wellbeing in Primary School Guidelines (HSE)
• raise awareness of school support systems and services available to schools in relation to mental health promotion
Key Messages
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Employee Assistance Scheme (EAS) Carecallwellbeing
• The purpose of the EAS is to provide teachers and their family members with easy access to confidential counselling and to assist in coping with the effect of personal and work related issues. The service is available to teachers whose positions are funded by the Department of Education and Skills, their spouses or partners, their dependents above the age of 16 and mother/father where appropriate
1800 411 057
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Mindful Movements
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Through the empowerment of others
MORAL PURPOSESITUATIONAL
AWARENESS
COURAGE TO ACT
Sustainability
MODELLING
“Walk the talk!”
Improving Learning
Core Principles of Leadership
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• Wellbeing in Primary Schools (2014)
• Education Act (1998)
• Governance Manual for Primary Schools (2015)
• Health and Safety Authority (2005)
• SPHE Curriculum (1999)
Rationale
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The focus of mental health promotion is
on outcomes to strengthen people’s
sense of control, resilience, and the ability
to cope with life’s challenges
(DES, HSE, DOH 2013)
Mental Health Awareness →
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• Stress occurs when the demands of the work environment exceed the employee’s ability to cope with or control these demands (Cox et al, 2000)
Stress
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School Workload
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What strategies can help a staff to cope with, control and manage this workload?
The Stress-free School
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Priorities!
• Which of the workload items are mandatory and/or necessary?
• Prioritise based on your own school context!
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Covey
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Discuss, PrioritiseDelegate
• Clarify roles – post-holders, secretary, caretaker, BOM roles, SNA, roles at various meetings
• Communicate your priorities.
• Ask for help – people will row in.
• Have good communication strategies.
• Allow innovators to oversee their own ideas.
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• Agree agenda in advance and copy to all• Start and finish on time• Chairperson and recorder• Mindful listening and equal participation • Confidentiality• Address the issue not the individual• Agreed decisions and timely actions• AOB??• Updating absent members
Meetings
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Resilience
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Resilience
• Varies with context or situation
• Is both a trait and a state
• Is developed and can be developed
• Resilience depends on awareness and a thorough measurement of risk and protective factors
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• Clear policy – Complaints Procedure• Listening to understand• Asking good questions• Acknowledge the other side• Buying time• Building trust• Dealing with the issue; not personal• What’s beneath the iceberg?• Exploring ways forward; stay connected
Managing Conflict to Reduce Our Stress Levels
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Mindfulness
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• school social environment
• school physical environment
• curriculum, teaching and learning
• policy and planning
• partnership
What are the signs of a healthy…
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Guidelines/ Resources
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Health Promoting School
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• SPHE as an SSE area• Work/life balance in school• Socialising• Time management• How can the principal model positive
interactions?• Invite CPD• Wellbeing dedicated area in school• Discrete time• Other?
Learning and Practice
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• Child Protection/ Children First Guidelines• Incredible Years• Zippy’s Friends• The Friends Programmes• Webwise• Garda School Programme• Active School Flag • HSE Supports and Programmes• External• NEPS• EAS/ Medmark
External Supports
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Enjoy Life
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In-school support
www.pdst.ie/schoolsupport
School roll number
schoolsupport2015
It is essential to fill out the on-line application form
in order for your application to be considered
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