Staff wellbeing & absence

Exit interviews help improve staff retention by letting you find out why staff are leaving. Understand when governors and trustees should be involved. Download our template questionnaire to find out what questions to ask.

Understand what a strategic focus on wellbeing looks like, and how to use it to create a culture of wellbeing in your school or trust.

Find out how you can promote a healthy staff work-life balance without stepping on the toes of the day-to-day running of your school.

Employers have a legal duty to protect staff from sexual harassment. Find out what reasonable steps your school/trust should be taking and how you can monitor this.

Get inspiration for questions you can ask your school leaders about wellbeing, so you're able to monitor wellbeing strategically.

Find guidance on how you fit into the process of staff wellbeing surveys as a governor. Plus, see examples of questions your headteacher could ask, to help you get an accurate picture of how staff feel.

Promoting wellbeing is a crucial part of establishing an inclusive culture in your school. Get an idea of what wellbeing initiatives look like in practice and see how other boards monitored their impact.