How does it work?
This self-paced course will be your a companion guide as you work through the first years of wellbeing change.
Giving you the information you need in a logical sequence to give you the big picture, and help you feel in control of the process.
In each Session you'll get:
Key insights on the session topic in a short video discussion with Dr Denise Quinlan, Dr Lucy Hone, and Senior Trainer, Adrienne Buckingham.
- A downloadable PDF summary of each session's main points.
- Reflection questions to help you relate this material to your own professional practice.
- Additional resources including podcasts, videos and readings for those who want to dig deeper.
You'll use our Wellbeing Change Wheel to lead change - a proven process that can help you share the load and build wellbeing even through challenging times.
Course Curriculum
Session 1: The wellbeing change process: myths and reality
You’ll gain a clear overview of what’s involved in wellbeing change. We’ll bust some myths and explain why wellbeing change is not an off-the-shelf roll out, and why you need an inclusive approach that fits your culture.
Session 2: The Wellbeing Change Wheel
With the wheel of wellbeing change you’ll have a visual reminder of the essential steps to build whole-school wellbeing. You’ll get a process to follow that produces contextualised, individualised wellbeing plans that fit your learning centre.
Session 3: Gathering information: an essential first step
You can’t plan change without first knowing where you are. You’ll get two tools in this session to help collect your wellbeing histories and establish a baseline snapshot of current wellbeing.
Session 4: Gathering information: the wellbeing stocktake
This process will give you get a clear picture what you already do to support wellbeing for staff, students and community. It will help you acknowledge and value the people doing the wellbeing work.
Session 5: Gathering information: the wellbeing inquiry
After this session you’ll be able to identify the current strengths of your school, and create a compelling vision of the future that engages all your school community.
Session 6: Wellbeing frameworks and models
You’ll learn how wellbeing models can create a shared understanding and language of what wellbeing means to your community. You’ll also learn how a wellbeing model can help keep your wellbeing change on track.
Session 7: Building your wellbeing team
You want a Wellbeing Team to represent the whole school. You’ll learn how a good Wellbeing Team ensures wellbeing plans and actions serve the needs of your whole school community.
Session 8: Developing your wellbeing plan
Learn how to develop and implement plans that enable you to make important progress without overwhelming anyone in your first year of wellbeing work.
Session 9: Conducting a wellbeing review
Learn how to you can use the Wheel of Wellbeing Change to conduct a review that celebrates success and identifies priorities for the year ahead.