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Enhancing School Climate
through Well-ness
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Post-primary School Leaders: • Close Family member with long term
health condition (NAPD 2015)
Students / Adolescents: • Experiencing mental disorder (RCS 2013)
Overweight, obese (IHF 2012) • From single parent family (Census2011)
Teachers: 5:5 You name it !!!
Some 1:5 Stats!
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Fundamental to teaching and learning Quality of relationships Healthy school – effective school
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Why wellness?
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Education….. is a conscious, self-directed and evolving
process of achieving full potential National Wellness Institute Wisconsin
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• Enhancing school climate Evaluate the merit of a whole school
approach and practical ideas around it.
Consider 4 ideas around your role.
Today?
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1. Language
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2. Leader as Prism
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3. Leader as Custodian
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4. Starting Point• Is the initiative worthwhile for my
school?
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…starting Point….• What are we already doing in
our school?
• An audit.....
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• Reflect on your own school
• What is already in place that sustains wellness in your school community?
Your School
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Induction – Student, PME, Staff
Teacher Support, CPD, Team building
Relationships, Communication
Visibility of message throughout the school
Teaching and Learning
Towards a whole school approach
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Initiatives – focus weeks, competitions
Student voice, student leaders
Outside agencies, Speakers
Parents
Pastoral policy
Towards a whole school approach - continued
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Activity:
Consider your own leadership style….
room for enhancement?
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School
Climate