Leading Culture - Wellbeing For Teacher Retention Best Practice 12 March 2024

Leading Culture:
Wellbeing for Teacher Retention and School

Culture
Dr Emma Kell
emmakell@me.com @thosethatcan
INTRODUCTIONS
AREAS COVERED
Check-in. The
Wellbeing challenges
and why it and exercising
matters agency
Values Perspective
STAFF WELLBEING, RETENTION AND
CULTURE
PROMOTING STAFF WELLBEING:
KEY PRINCIPLES
“My ok isn’t “Assume good

necessarily your ok” intent”
How do you
feel about staff
wellbeing in
your school?
WELLBEING CHECK-IN
How is staff wellbeing? How do you
know?
To what extent are you
Wins and challenges?

responsible for the
wellbeing of staff?
What do you want staff to be thinking,

feeling and doing?
THE CHALLENGES AND
EXERCISING AGENCY
THE CHALLENGES
What
else?
A NOTE ON COMPASSION
• Compassion
Satisfaction
• Compassion
Stress
• Compassion
Stress Injury
WHAT’S WITHIN YOUR CONTROL?
Stephen Covey
KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU:
GETTING THE BEST FROM ONE ANOTHER
BUILDING AWARENESS OF SELF AND OTHERS
WELLBEING SELF-EFFICACY AND EFFECTIVENESS:
3 KEY QUESTIONS
How do I know if
What (exactly) is I’m doing a
my job? decent job?
Where do I go
when I need
help?
USEFUL COACHING QUESTIONS
What is the What do you What is it that

problem/issue need? you want?
you are trying to
solve/alleviate?
What’s the most What have we

What’s your/our
challenging learned from
next best step?
thing? this?
VALUES AND MORAL PURPOSE
VALUES
Fairness Mercy Generosity Resourcefulness Open-mindedness
Trust Happiness Independence Simplicity Authenticity

Growth Autonomy Reliability Creativity Playfulness
Safety Respect Integrity Duty Courtesy
Dignity Liberty Love Curiosity Insight
Adventure Equity Belonging Justice Loyalty
Success Excellence Honesty Order Forgiveness
Kindness Self-knowledge Empathy Understanding Patience
Humour Risk Stability Supportiveness Self-control
Public service Inclusion Compassion Openness Credibility
Humility Nurture Candour Determination What else?
YOUR MORAL COMPASS
PERSPECTIVE
MANAGING ATTENTION AND
EMOTIONAL ENERGY
ON ‘BUSYNESS’ AND THE ACHIEVEMENT
CULTURE
It’s not just that this situation feels impossible; in strictly logical terms,
it really is impossible. It can’t be the case that you must do more than
you can do. That notion doesn’t make any sense: if you truly don’t have
time for everything you want to do, or feel you ought to do, or others
are badgering you to do, then, well, you don’t have time – no matter
how grave the consequences of failing to do it all might prove to be. So,
technically, it’s irrational to feel troubled by an overwhelming to-do list.
You’ll do what you can, you won’t do what you can’t, and the tyrannical
inner voice insisting that you must do everything is simply mistaken.
Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks

GOING HOME CHECKLIST
1.Take a moment to think about the day
2.Acknowledge three things that were difficult. Let them go.
3.Consider three things that went well.
4.Choose an action that signals the end of your day.
5.Now switch your attention to home.
6.How will you rest and recharge?

ATTENTION MANAGEMENT
“Your happiness
depends on what you
pay attention to.”
Prof. Paul Dolan
BEWARE OF MISERABLE POSTS
REWIRING THE NEGATIVITY BIAS
TAKING IN THE GOOD
BAGS, SPEED-WALKING, VULNERABILITY AND
TOILETS:
What are you modelling?
LAUGHTER
• Humour reduces stress and tension

• Laughter is contagious and helps build rapport.
• 30x more likely to laugh when with others than by yourself.
• Laughter strengthens the heart and increases natural killer cells.
• Finding humour in our situation enhances our sense of perspective
and control over the uncontrollable.
MR P ICT
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/
https://pauldolan.co.uk/happiness-by-design-finding-pleasure-and-purpose-in-everyday-life
Creating new habits with EAST: https://medium.com/@andy.brockie/the-best-tool-for-developing-new-habits-6c07d0812b13
https://www.marcbrackett.com/about/book-permission-to-feel/
https://whatworkswellbeing.org/resources/what-helped-the-uk-cope-with-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-lockdowns/
https://www.grahamallcott.com/books/productivity-ninja
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1111522/four-thousand-weeks/9781847924018.html
https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being?utm_source=gg&utm_medium=sem&utm_campaign=09-
ScienceofWellBeing-
ROW&utm_content=B2C&campaignid=9722859275&adgroupid=116334561501&device=c&keyword=&matchtype=&networ
k=g&devicemodel=&adpostion=&creativeid=507190299358&hide_mobile_promo&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_c-
OBhDFARIsAIFg3ezfdVcb_RLVTHz9Iql80tQNX-dPclbS7vyZWUM2DuMcrxgMi8dEzt4aArBUEALw_wcB
https://www.adamgrant.net/book/give-and-take/
https://www.teachappy.co.uk/post/prioritising-your-wellbeing-what-it-means-and-why-we-all-should-be-doing-it
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/01/marginal-gains-100-ways-to-improve-your-life-without-really-trying
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Gratitude+Works%21%3A+A+21+Day+Program+for+Creating+Emotional+Prosperity-p-
9781118131299
https://bronnieware.com/blog/regrets-of-the-dying/
ANY QUESTIONS?
@thosethatcan
emmakell@me.com
https://www.those-that-can.com/
#teacherwellbeingselfcare

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Leading Culture:

Wellbeing for Teacher Retention and School

“My ok isn’t “Assume good

Wins and challenges?

What do you want staff to be thinking,

What is the What do you What is it that

What’s the most What have we

Trust Happiness Independence Simplicity Authenticity

Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks

2.Acknowledge three things that were difficult. Let them go.

3.Consider three things that went well.

4.Choose an action that signals the end of your day.

5.Now switch your attention to home.

6.How will you rest and recharge?

• Humour reduces stress and tension

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