Support for Teachers:

• Consistent start and end time to day (expectation for all teaching staff is 8.30-3.20, 8:20 on Wednesdays due to whole staff briefing)
• Preparing resources – full time reprographics role in place, printing facilities across the academy.
• Centralised resourcing for lessons
• Classroom support duties – support for classroom teachers
• Team of cover supervisors, to keep ‘rarely cover’ situations to a minimum
• Centralised detentions – all detentions supervised by middle or senior leaders
• Reports – no individualised written reports; centrally generated data reports
• Parent/Carer conduct - support staff with abusive or vexatious parents/carers
• Careers team – support with wider student development   

Supporting teachers’ personal needs:

• Vice Principal (CWN) available for support/well-being check in
• HR support on site
• Senior Mental Health Lead on site
• Wellbeing guidance/advice posters in staffroom
• Confidential Wellbeing drop-in sessions   

Communication and CPD

• Staff Briefing – A consistent message for all; all teaching and support staff expected to attend; regular updates for SEND and vulnerable students, 
• CPD time scheduled as 1hr slots, on ‘Training Mondays’
• Leadership development at all levels – Structure of Leadership team, Clarity of roles and responsibilities, Department structure; Training schedule – weekly training for senior leaders, weekly training for HoFs
• Developmental support for T&L - a dedicated hour each week for instructional coaching/Faculty development

Wellbeing 

• Golden Ticket – allows all staff half a day paid leave
• Friday Fitness – 7:15-7:45 weekly HIT session open to all staff
• Sports Centre on site – facilities available to all staff (Before and after school day)
• Team building initiatives eg staff to staff praise 'Wednesday Well wishes', student to staff praise 'Teacher Shout outs'

Acknowledgements:

• ‘Shout outs’ and ‘Thank yous’ to staff - shared weekly in staff briefing