Your stories: Staff Wellbeing Service in Wales
Have you signed up to our funded Staff Wellbeing Service in Wales?
Discover how school staff across Wales are benefiting from our mental health and wellbeing support by reading their real-life stories below. If you would like to share your own experience, we’d love to hear from you.
Please be advised, we have concluded provision of mental health and wellbeing masterclasses for all staff, workshops for teaching assistants and learning support assistants, Action Learning Sets for wellbeing leads, group supervision for safeguarding staff and peer support groups for supply staff.
"Having a dedicated space to reflect, talk openly, and feel truly supported has made such a difference to my well-being and practice. Leaving each session lighter and more confident is a game changer. I can’t recommend it enough!"school leader
“You’ve given me the tools and encouragement to drive staff wellbeing initiatives, which will positively impact our school's success. I’m deeply grateful and hope this support continues.”Wellbeing Lead
Read Evan's story to discover how the Wellbeing Advisory Service supports school leaders, managers, and wellbeing leads in Wales with free resources and practical advice.
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Read Bethan's story to discover how the Wellbeing Advisory Service supports school leaders in Wales with confidential, empathetic advice and practical wellbeing strategies.
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Linsey Owens, headteacher at Cwm Clydach Primary School shares how just one meeting with a Staff Wellbeing Advisor led to a ripple effect of positive impacts and the implementation of new wellbeing strategies in her school.
Hear from headteacher, Marc Bowen, from Raglan V C Primary School, who said that supervision was a game-changer, helping put him on to a positive, healthier and productive track.
Darren, a head teacher at St Mary’s Church in Wales VA School shared his experience of signing up to the Wellbeing Advisory service.
Mary Strong, Lead for Wellbeing and Equity at Powys County Council, shares her positive experience with our Staff Wellbeing Advisor.
Sarah Morgan, headteacher at West Park Primary School in South Wales tells us how the Wellbeing Advisory Service helped open up conversations about staff wellbeing in her school.
Tim Redgrave, a headteacher at Ysgol Esgob Morgan C.I.W. Voluntary Controlled Primary School in Wales shares his experience of our Professional Supervision service in Wanes
Hear how Dafydd was feeling overwhelmed when he initially met with a supervisor. But they helped him to see the wood for the trees.
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Hear from Gwen, who after working in the education sector for over 20 years, undertook six sessions of supervision that transformed her life at work.
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Kathy shares how professional supervision enabled her to find joy both in her education role and in life beyond work.
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Pavlina attended a number of workshops for TA's and LSA's. Read about why she would highly recommend the Staff Wellbeing Service in Wales.
*Please note, provision of workshops for TA's and LSA's is now complete.
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