Supporting the Education Sector

Support during challenging times

We know that many education staff are currently struggling with their mental health and wellbeing. For a long time they have been juggling a multitude of different tasks and demands on a daily basis, but these last six months have seen a tremendous amount of change due to the pandemic, and this has put additional pressure on staff. Therefore, it's more important than ever, to give education staff the right emotional and practical support.

As part of the Mental Health and Productivity Pilot (MHPP), our University now has funding to work with education providers in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Stoke and Staffordshire.

We can help you:

• integrate effective mental health provision into your organisation
• create a ‘road map’ of support for your employees
• nurture a positive culture that develops strength in the workplace.

Learn more about the type of support available

Why sign up now?

• Schools are currently operating in a climate of limited resource and staff wellbeing is suffering; the hours can be long and the workload and pressure great. As well as supporting pupils to achieve academically, staff may encounter children, young people and families who are experiencing complex issues in their lives.
• Many schools face recruitment and retention issues, and improving staff wellbeing could be part of the solution to this problem. Positive staff wellbeing increase productivity and engagement, improve people’s job satisfaction, and helps to reduce absence from work. It also means that staff are better able, in turn, to support their pupils.
• The government’s Green Paper on children’s mental health puts schools at the heart of promoting mental health for young people. To achieve this, schools must first identify the needs of staff and find out why some struggle with the pressures of the job. 
• There is an ethical imperative and a growing movement acknowledging the need for employers to promote the mental health of their staff.

What is the Mental Health and Productivity Pilot?

MHPP is a three-year pilot, which aims to raise awareness about mental health in the workplace and about the support that is available to employers and employees to improve workplace mental health.

We've completed Phase One of the pilot, which included speaking to 1,900 employers in the Midlands to explore what the current issues are, how they deal with these, and what the impacts on business performance and productivity are. The next phase is now to work with businesses and organisations to help integrate effective mental health provision within the working environment.

Register your interest now.