Funded by the Scottish Government, this practical online resource, available at www.staffwise.org.uk has been designed to improve organisational wellbeing in Scottish schools and early education centres by providing local authorities, managers and individual staff across Scotland with guides and tools which enable them to achieve excellence in wellbeing at work.

The creation of StaffWise follows a two-year pilot project involving teachers and support staff from 18 schools and nursery centres.

The resource follows a two-year pilot project in Fife and Renfrewshire, which involved teachers and support staff from 18 schools and nursery centres and promoted a strategic approach towards improving wellbeing at work.

StaffWise's practical resources, developed in conjunction with North Lanarkshire Council, include an organisational audit, guides and policy information, which promote good management practice and effective ways of working. The content and format can help Scottish employers and managers fulfil the requirements of the Health and Safety Executive Stress Management Standards with confidence and ease.

Improving staff wellbeing can improve staff retention, reduce sickness absence and help ensure staff members are working in the right environment to deliver the highest educational standards, allowing Scottish children to flourish.

StaffWise can help Scottish local authorities to develop policy and arrange stress risk assessment for schools and centres within the area. It provides resources for managers to adopt a 'whole staff' approach towards wellbeing in their schools or centres, using a step-by-step review and simple action planning process.

In addition, individual staff members can access confidential coaching, counselling and information services, provided for them at no cost by Teacher Support Scotland.

Teacher Support Scotland Chief Executive, Julian Stanley said: "We're very proud of our work with Fife Council. StaffWise will significantly enhance organisational wellbeing in schools and early education centres across Scotland.

"By improving wellbeing, StaffWise will play a vital role in improving education as well as making school communities across Scotland more effective and healthier places to work and study."

Teacher Support Scotland Chair, Dr Ivor Sutherland, said: "Our in-depth pilot has ensured the creation of a resource that is tailored specifically to the unique needs of Scottish schools, early educational centres and - most crucially - their staff.

"We urge school and centre managers to sign up for the audit and use the toolkit to improve the wellbeing of their staff - and the effectiveness of their organisations - across Scotland."

Fife Council Head of Education (North), Bryan Kirkaldy, said: "Fife Education Service is committed to developing an organisational approach to improve the welfare and wellbeing of staff in schools and other educational establishments.

"We are pleased that StaffWise complements other local work which aims to develop sustainable ways to bring individual and organisational benefits in terms of wellbeing and effectiveness."

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