Today, we had our first planning meeting.
It was great to have input from a group of six, four TAs, two teachers and the bursar. I was really pleased to have staff coverage from both key stages with a wide variety of interests. Later, I spoke to all the kitchen spans cleaning staff to check that they could be available to attend too. Wellbeing is about the whole school not just teachers.
First of all, I shared the wellbeing rhetoric of #connect #excerise #learn #volunteer #notice
We decided to start our session with some challenges of kindness. Using the idea of #wellbeingbags we are planning to organise a 'secret Santa' style wellbeing bags where different year group teams put together a wellbeing bag for another year group. We then added a mystery compliment challenge where staff thank other staff anonymously to be put on a notice board around the school.
We planned that the session should include 3 half an hour 'taster' sessions that focus on #connect #exercise and #learn. This idea is that staff will choose three sessions to join for the afternoon with the aim of mixing up staff so that they are interacting with people they wouldn't normally do.
The activities, so far, include:
T-ball, gardening, relaxation, watercolours, cooking, badminton, book club, African drumming and maintenance projects around the school. The cooking element will provide staff with a cream tea which we will share outside together at the end of the session.
The sessions are designed to give people ideas and create a good team spirit. At the end of the session, staff will have the opportunity to make their own personal pledge for their own #teacher5aday.
Hopefully, this session will kickstart staff wellbeing and lead to regular activities and events being setup.
#teacher5aday
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