(AGENPARL) – lun 15 aprile 2024 An update on flexible working legislation changes, the refreshed workload reduction toolkit and wellbeing support.
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Teacher Bulletin
This Teacher Bulletin shares resources to support you in your role, including the flexible working toolkit, the refreshed Improve Workload and Wellbeing for School Staff service and the extension of free wellbeing support.
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*Flexible Working Toolkit *
From 6th April 2024, all employees, including those in education settings, will have the right to request flexible working from day one of a new job. If an employer is considering rejecting a flexible working request, they will now be required to consult with the employee, which can help ensure that all relevant information is understood before a decision is made.
The Flexible Working Toolkit, produced by DfE’s Flexible Working Ambassador Schools with support from other sector experts [ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65156f9b6dfda6000d8e37da/Toolkit_experts.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ], can support you to:
* Increase your understanding and awareness of flexible working in schools, including its benefits.
* Develop and implement a flexible working policy.
* Help you to request flexible working.
*Take a look at the flexible working toolkit* [ https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/dfe-toolkit?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
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*Workload and Wellbeing Service*
We know that high workload in schools continues to require our collective action. To help support school leaders, we’ve improved ease of access and navigability of the Workload Reduction Toolkit with our newly launched Improve Workload and Wellbeing for School Staff service.
In the service, you’ll find resources to help you:
* Identify workload issues and prioritise where to act. [ https://improve-workload-and-wellbeing-for-school-staff.education.gov.uk/workload-reduction-toolkit/identify-workload-issues?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
* Address workload issues and take action to reduce workload. [ https://improve-workload-and-wellbeing-for-school-staff.education.gov.uk/workload-reduction-toolkit/address-workload-issues?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
* Track and evaluate workload reduction measures. [ https://improve-workload-and-wellbeing-for-school-staff.education.gov.uk/workload-reduction-toolkit/evaluate-workload-measures?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
The new service also allows peer sharing of approaches to workload reduction. If you would like to share what has worked in your school, please contact us via the links in the service.
*Take a look at the service * [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/improve-workload-and-wellbeing-for-school-staff?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
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Staff wellbeing 
There are a range of resources available to school leaders to support wellbeing:
* School leaders can continue to access free one-to-one professional supervision through a DfE funded scheme delivered by the Education Support charity [ https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/get-help/help-for-your-staff/wellbeing-services/school-and-fe-leaders-service/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]. The professional supervision enables leaders to work with qualified and experienced supervisors to develop strategies to support their mental wellbeing.
* Your school or college mental health lead can also claim a grant [ https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/senior-mental-health-leads?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] to fund their training to embed an effective whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-children-and-young-peoples-emotional-health-and-wellbeing?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ].
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*Hear from other teachers *
The DfE Teaching Blog is for teachers, by teachers. Covering everything from working flexibly [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/category/teacher-wellbeing/flexible-working/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] to reducing teacher workload [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/category/teacher-wellbeing/workload-challenge/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] and supporting teacher wellbeing. [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/category/teacher-wellbeing/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*Implementing flexible working – *Emily Crow, deputy director at London South Teaching School Hub, shares Charles Dickens’ approach to flexible working and her experience of the benefits it has brought to the school community.
*Read the blog in full* [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/2023/12/14/flexible-working-in-our-school/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*Supporting wellbeing -* Andrea William-Jones, assistant headteacher at Winterbourne Academy, tells us how coaching and setting positive boundaries for herself has improved her wellbeing.
*Read the blog in full* [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/24/be-brave-be-you-how-i-learned-to-set-boundaries-as-a-school-leader/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*Reducing Workload* – teachers at Westminster Primary School in Bradford share how they’ve reduced workload and improved teacher wellbeing through using the workload reduction toolkit.
*Read the blog in full* [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/20/how-our-school-is-managing-teacher-workload/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
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