Well-Being service - Medway Council

As many schools have faced problems in recruiting and retaining staff, the need for a pro-active approach to staff well-being has become apparent.  Investing in staff health and well-being will contribute directly to more efficient organisational performance, improved staff morale and motivation, all of which help drive school improvement.

The aims of Medway Council's Well-Being Programme are:

• to promote supportive and well-informed managerial practice, which actively develops healthy workplaces, focusing upon organisational progress;
• to enable staff as individuals and in groups to successfully manage the pressures they face;
• to use a range of evaluation methods in order to identify strengths and weaknesses;
• to measure/progress systematically, to inform future action;
• to provide a means of networking information and research about best practice.

The Well-Being programme underpins the Workforce Reform agenda, performance management and professional development opportunities for all staff working in schools that buy this service.

Service provision

All employers have duties:

• Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to assess the risk of stress-related ill health arising from work activities; and
• Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 to take measures to control that risk.

Further details and costing can be obtained by contacting us at wellbeing.survey@medway.gov.uk