Just 74% of teachers who qualified in 2013 were still in the profession three years later, according to analysis of government data. While attracting, developing and retaining great teachers is a national issue, in the 2017-18 academic year, we made it a key focus for our school and appointed a Director of Staff and Pupil Wellbeing. The school – a medium-sized, independent, co-educational school that supports children from three to 18 years old in the South East of England –  has a successful record of pastoral care for pupils. Some of our team felt, however, that support for staff should be more of a priority and anecdotal evidence suggested that some of the team felt undervalued. Due to a previous lack of staff voice, we decided to carry out a questionnaire to identify the key concerns and issues for staff. The project was simple: we wanted to gather data on staff wellbeing issues and use this to develop a wellbeing programme that would meet their needs.
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