Building Resilience Through Supportive Leadership
In an educational landscape where 9% of teachers leave the profession annually, a comprehensive approach to staff wellbeing has never been more crucial. We have been collaborating with Dr. Matt Slavin to develop the course “Resilience Strategies for Classroom Teachers,” which supports educators in identifying signs of stress and burnout in themselves and equips them with strategies to manage these challenges. However, we recognise the importance of providing a complementary course focused on how school leaders can actively reduce the stress levels that staff experience.
While Dr. Slavin’s course equips individual teachers with personal resilience tools, this proposed course will provide school leaders with the strategic framework to create an environment that actively supports and nurtures staff wellbeing. Together, these courses form a comprehensive two-pronged approach to addressing the systemic challenges of staff retention, stress management, and professional sustainability in education.
The Ideal Course Author
We are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced author with the following qualifications to help develop this course:
- Educational Leadership Expertise: A strong background in education, with hands-on experience in teaching and holding leadership roles in schools or other educational organisations.
- Psychological and Organisational Insight: Expertise in applied positive psychology or organisational psychology, with a proven ability to translate academic insights into practical strategies that empower individuals and teams.
- Commitment to Staff Wellbeing: A genuine dedication to creating thriving, supportive school environments, drawing on a deep understanding of the challenges faced by teachers and school leaders alike.
- Consultancy Experience: Track record of advising educational institutions on developing and implementing wellbeing initiatives, preferably with experience in whole-school approaches.
- Strong Communication Skills: Excellent ability to present complex psychological concepts clearly and engagingly, focusing on practical application for school leaders.
- Passion for Educational Wellbeing: Genuine commitment to improving the wellbeing of staff in educational settings, with an understanding of the broader impact on student outcomes and school performance.
Benefits to the Author
By collaborating with What2Learn CPD, you will enjoy a range of benefits:
- High Royalty Payments: Your courses will always be sold at a price that reflects your expertise and the quality of your content. Enjoy generous royalties for each course sold, with no hidden fees or surprise deductions.
- No Technical Skills Required: Focus on sharing your knowledge while we handle the technical aspects. We manage hosting, account creation, and payments, ensuring a seamless experience for both you and your learners.
- Transparent Earnings: Use our Affiliate Gateway to track sales of your courses and manage your own royalty payments, ensuring complete transparency.
- Full Support in Course Development and Beyond: From initial concept to CPD accreditation, hosting, user support, and marketing, we provide comprehensive support at every stage.
- Industry Recognition: Gain formal recognition for your contributions to professional development, enhancing your reputation as an expert in your field.
- CPD Accreditation Management: We handle the entire process of obtaining CPD accreditation for your courses, ensuring they meet the highest professional standards.
- Increased Visibility and Opportunities: Elevate your professional profile and gain exposure to a wide audience of potential clients. Your expertise showcased through our platform can lead to further consulting, speaking engagements, and bespoke training requests.
Suggestions for Course Structure
The course should deliver concise and impactful training, focusing on practical strategies that school leaders can implement immediately. Below is a suggested course outline, streamlined into three modules:
- The Wellbeing Imperative
- Data on teacher retention: Explore statistics on educators leaving the profession and the key contributing factors such as workload, stress, and lack of support.
- The financial implications: Highlight the costs of staff turnover, including recruitment and retraining expenses.
- Behavioural and academic impacts: Examine how teacher burnout affects student behaviour, learning outcomes, and school culture.
- Designing and Implementing Wellbeing Initiatives
- Strategies for fostering a positive and supportive work environment
- Creating and rolling out effective staff wellbeing programs
- Balancing workload and promoting work-life balance
- Supporting professional development and growth opportunities
- Leadership Skills for Sustaining a Culture of Wellbeing
- Developing emotional intelligence in educational leadership
- Communication strategies for promoting wellbeing
- Managing change and overcoming resistance to wellbeing initiatives
- Long-term planning and resource allocation for sustained wellbeing efforts
Get Involved
Are you ready to make a difference in the field of education? We invite you to help shape the future of inclusive education by creating a course that will empower teachers and support neurodiverse students.
Get Involved today to discuss how you can contribute to this vital initiative. Visit our Contact Us page or connect with our Education Director on LinkedIn.
We are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced author with the following qualifications to help develop this course:
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