Teach Well Alliance

The Teach Well Alliance is dedicated to equipping schools to implement a culture of staff wellbeing, improving mental health, reducing absence and increasing retention. The Teach Well Alliance's flagship programme is the Teach Well Toolkit: * Will guide you every step of the way * Is fully customisable. You are in control * Designed to be led by Wellbeing Lead or member of SLT * An off-the-shelf solution based on good practice * Done with the staff, not to them * Documents pre-written. Editable templates * Includes a licence for the unique School Wellbeing iAbacus Self-Evaluation and Planning Tool * Addresses new Ofsted criteria on workload/wellbeing * Built around the work of Christina Maslach * Tackles each of 6 factors leading to Burnout * Equips the school to identify the sources of stress * Brings staff together as a supportive community * Creates a 'we're all in this together'​ mindset * A comprehensive programme, not a tick-box exercise The Teach Well Alliance also has a range of other services, such as its popular 'Student Wellbeing Ambassador'​ training for Years 5, 8-10 and 12, and its one day course on the meeting the Ofsted criteria in the new Inspection Framework for workload, wellbeing and addressing bullying. We can also provide customised mental well-being courses and programmes tailored to your school's context. The Teach Well Alliance was founded and is run by Steve Waters. Steve has over 40 years'​ experience in education, including as a teacher and senior leader in secondary schools for 30 years and 6 years as a member of a local authority school improvement team. As well as having lived experience of Burnout, Steve is also a BAC qualified Counsellor and Mental Health First Aider.