Local Supports for Staff
Practitoner Wellbeing Where to Access support
This easy to use, 1 page document outlines where staff in East Ayrshire can access support for their own wellbeing
Use this directory to find the right support for you; from practical financial advice to hints and tips on managing your mental wellbeing.
Practitioner Wellbeing Guidance
Some ideas for promoting wellbeing, reducing stress and increasing regulation within your establishment.
Staff Wellbeing Champion Training
You can get more information about this on the HWB Glow Tile or by contacting the HWB Team.
Able Futures can deliver one-to-one support sessions, There’s no charge to use the service and Able Futures can provide support over a 9 month period to help you build self-care and wellbeing routines, tackle issues, feel better and learn new ways to manage your mental health throughout the ups and downs of life. You can access this support from Able Futures over the phone and through email or video calls at a time to suit you. If you feel you could benefit from some support with your mental health and wellbeing, call Able Futures on 0800 321 3137.
Occupational Health Counselling
Employees can speak to their line manager to arrange a referral or alternatively self-refer by contacting PAM OH Solutions on 01925 939427 and ask for Sabrina.
Bereavement counselling/Suicide Prevention
Email jane.mckie@east-ayrshire.gov.uk or david.doran@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Ayrshire Cancer Support (bereavement) 01563 538008
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Use this plan as a tool to manage your health and wellbeing needs in a way that works for you. Knowing what helps us stay well, benefits our overall wellbeing and ensures you have practical steps in place to help when times are difficult.
These pages will provide you with tips on how to look after yourself, how to help with anxiety and stress together with advice on healthy eating and being more physically active. Additionally, there is information on alcohol, drugs and smoking together with guidance on how to support children and young people as well as links to a variety of external organisations who can provide further guidance.
National Supports for Staff
Place2be are offering fully funded group supervision sessions for staff working in schools as part of their Place2think programme, which is supported by Education Scotland. Guided by Place2Be clinicians, groups of 6-8 peers meet monthly to share experiences of mental health in the school community. These sessions offer a chance to download and recharge in a safe environment, giving renewed energy for the challenges of your role.
You will have the opportunity to learn about mental health, build your network and make space to support your mental health, and that of your school, during this exceptionally challenging time.
The programme helps with:
- Supporting anxiety
- Issues in the playground or classroom
- Building resilient relationships with children and young people
- Reflecting on our emotional responses to children and young people
- Practising self-care, managing stress
- Devising a whole-school approach to mental health
This website provides fantastic guidance for senior leaders in schools to use when supporting staff wellbeing as well as resources and links to support for staff to use themselves.
Children and Young People’s Mental health and Wellbeing
The Mental Health Foundation Scotland, Digital Bricks Learning and Children’s Health Scotland have created a Professional Learning Resource for Scottish Government in Mental Health and Wellbeing. It has been designed for all staff working in schools across Scotland. It is open access and available to anyone who may find it of benefit.
The resource takes a whole school approach centred around prevention and early intervention to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for everyone in the school community. It aims to provide school staff with knowledge and understanding of mental health and wellbeing in schools and a range of opportunities to learn about experiences and advice from practitioners and young people.
There are four main sections split into bitesize topics:
Schools in Mind is a free network for education professionals which shares practical, academic and clinical expertise about mental health and wellbeing in schools and FE colleges.
The network aims to translate research into practice by providing evidence-based, accessible information and resources that can be used to embed good mental health across the whole school community.
There are fantastic resources for supporting your own and your staff’s mental health and wellbeing available on Turas. These include a personal wellbeing plan, resources to help you cope with stress, MAP planner and tips on how to cope with change to our lives during Covid 19.
EIS Teacher Wellbeing Resource
This was launched at the beginning of 2020 and provides a wealth of resources around self-care, supporting the mental health of others, and where to find help when in crisis.
GTC Scotland has created and curated a variety of resources and advice to support teacher and lecturer health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 crisis. These include:
- Health and Wellbeing Webinars
- Resources to help you reduce stress and improve your mental wellbeing
- Articles about wellbeing, grief and loss and work-life balance
