We are very excited that 8 of our schools have signed up to the Whole-School Wellbeing PD. This is based on the book written by Lucy Hone and Denise Quinlan from the NZ Institute for Wellbeing and Resilience, and is being delivered by Kath Delahunty of Core Education. Wellbeing Leads have been put forward by the schools involved, and this group is meeting with Kath fortnightly. Kath ran an introductory session ("The Case for Whole'School Wellbeing") for all staff from those schools at the start of this term. This centered around the importance of staff wellbeing and how we can ensure we maintain a balance in our lives despite the stresses put upon us by our job. The programme will allow the wellbeing leads to assess the needs of their specific kura, in terms of wellbeing, and to build a framework which allows them to strengthen the approach to wellbeing in their particular context.
