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The staff at Aim High are our most valuable resource. In order for staff to assist every student to reach their potential and achieve their goals, staff members need to maintain and balance their personal and professional development in their teaching and personal lives. We aim to assist every member of teaching staff to feel supported and valued. We encourage staff members to invest in themselves, their colleagues, students, parents the community and in pursuing professional development opportunities. We encourage staff members to seek to balance their personal and professional lives by maintaining family relationships, pursuing personal interests and hobbies outside of the school, whilst becoming a part of the school community and becoming involved in its programs and support networks within the school. We believe that leadership begins from the top and filters its effects throughout the school. As such, Aim High aims to value and respect the opinions of every staff member. Staff welfare is the responsibility of all staff members. It includes the safety and progress of every staff member: their social, physical, professional and emotional wellbeing, in conjunction with school supports and professional opportunities for growth and learning. We aim to cultivate a working environment in which staff members can enjoy as we work together to assist every student. To promote the physical, emotional, social and professional development and support of every staff member. Staff welfare is a platform of support that aims to assist staff members in every area of their lives:
 * __ Staff welfare policy __**
 * __Rationale__**
 * __Policy statement__**
 * Curriculum planning, teaching and professional development
 * Stress management and life balance skills
 * Support services and peer support

A number of key areas have been identified:
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 * Lead teachers and all staff will provide support within discipline and interdisciplinary areas to plan and develop excellence in curriculum that is in line with current Department guidelines and latest teaching methodology.
 * Aim High will provide staff the opportunity for professional development, including life and stress management skills and self-care techniques. Staff will be able to request areas for professional development to be held at the beginning of each semester
 * Counseling will be made available for all staff members
 * All staff members will receive monthly formal supervision sessions, plus informal support as needed through peer support, staff meetings, etc
 * Staff will have time allotted in their personal timetables for lesson planning
 * Staff activities, competitions and team building opportunities will be scheduled into school life

Data will be collected regarding frequencies and types of welfare issues in order to measure the success of staff wellbeing strategies and approaches. Further areas needing to be addressed will be raised in staff meetings and recommended to the school council for addition to policy statement This policy will be reviewed by the Aim High School Council according to the annual cycle for staff welfare policy matters. Issues that require immediate attention will be brought before the School Council. Council will then determine if an appropriate strategy for a sub review needs to occur. A decision to revise the entire policy within the annual time frame may occur under the direction of School Council.
 * __Evaluation__**
 * __Review__**

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[|Enlarge Image] Only ** $54.49 ** Provided By Description This book provides strategies for teachers wanting to be proactive in dealing with their well-being, stress, and career, and those of colleagues. Drawing extensively from real-life cases, it outlines all the different components that contribute to physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental well-being. This includes good and bad stress, well-being in school, well-being in teaching, the law, enhancing personal development, long-term prevention of negative stress, developing the well-being of career, and other well-being and professional development. The material is presented in a clear, accessible style with checklists, examples, and useful information boxes featured throughout the book. This book provides strategies for teachers wanting to be proactive in dealing with their well-being, stress, and career, and those of colleagues. Drawing extensively from real-life cases, it outlines all the different components that contribute to physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental well-being. This includes good and bad stress, well-being in school, well-being in teaching, the law, enhancing personal development, long-term prevention of negative stress, developing the well-being of career, and other well-being and professional development. The material is presented in a clear, accessible style with checklists, examples, and useful information boxes featured throughout the book.
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All teachers experience negative stress in the workplace whether it is due pressures of the job whilst at school or the perpetual need to take work home. In this informative book, Elizabeth Holmes provides practical advice and solutions to enable teachers to experience less negative stress in their lives and understand the links between the way they function in the classroom and their personal well-being. Providing strategies for teachers wanting to be proactive in dealing with their well-being, stress and career and drawing on real life case studies, this book outlines all the different components that contribute to physical, emotional, spiritual and mental well-being. This includes: Good stress and bad stress Communication Enhancing personal well-being at school Well-being and career development Written in a clear and accessible style with plenty of practical examples and advice, Teacher Well-Being is an essential read for all teachers, headteachers and school managers, whether just entering the profession or experienced practitioners.
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Baulkham hills high To ensure the welfare of staff through support networks, counselling, inservicing and stress management. Patcham high [] albion park high school [] white friars []

[] [] reference stress, wellbeing (Holmes, E. (2004) Teacher Well-being: Looking after yourself and your career in the classroom, Routledge: London

[|**http://www.vta.vic.edu.au/docs/WP_in_TAFE/15_Tas_H&WB_Policy_Proposal_April_07.pdf**] **tafe policy**