Well Schools Steps to Success
Every school’s journey to becoming a Well School will be different and there isn’t a single approach to follow. You will find some ‘quick-wins’ below, but it is important to note that a whole-school approach to wellbeing takes time to embed. The steps suggested here are a good starting point.
Each Well School will have a different journey, but what they all share is the unrelenting commitment to putting the health and wellbeing of staff and pupils at the centre of their improvement plans.
Top 10 Tips to Get Started
- Remember it’s a work in progress
- Make a commitment
- Form a Well School Team
- Self-Assess against the Well School pillars
- Measure wellbeing
- Prioritise and plan
- Network
- Take action
- Monitor and evaluate
- Put it in your improvement strategy.
Well School Trusts Conditions for Success
Well School Trusts build on this concept, by prioritising the contribution of improved health and wellbeing to their vision and values. They are putting PE, sport and play at the heart of their positive action to improve the schools in their multi-academy trust.
This guide on how to navigate the journey to being a Well School Trust brings welcome focus to the topic of how school trusts can promote and improve the culture of their schools.
Top 10 Tips to Get Started
- Embed in your vision and values
- Identify a strategic lead for the Trust
- Measure Wellbeing and understand needs
- Launching to the whole Trust
- Put it in your Improvement strategy
- Monitor and evaluate
- Communicate your commitment
- Consider your community role
- Self-assess against the Well School Pillars
- Take action in each school.
Access further support
The Youth Sport Trust have a Well School Trust support package that you can access by contacting us.
We have free workshops, professional development for whole-trust wellbeing leads and senior leaders as well as bespoke support for delivering a Well School Trust.