Care and Support

Staff and student wellbeing is of paramount importance to everyone at Scholars’ Education Trust. We are genuinely committed to the wellbeing of all of our staff. We have a Trust well-being group made up of staff from all our schools which meets regularly to consider well-being issues and we survey all staff for their views at least termly.

All SET schools have signed up to the DFE staff wellbeing charter.

Features of our provision for staff include:

• Thorough, supportive and professional induction process offered to all new staff - both teaching and support staff. This includes sessions with key personnel to explain school process and systems in all academic, pastoral and whole school areas
• Dedicated HR team who work across the Trust
• Access to the SET counsellor
• After 2 years of service all staff have access to a well-being package which includes GP phone and video consultations, Nurse support services, counselling, mindfulness and more
• Remission in ECT timetables for this first year. ECTs also have a specific, tailored induction programme of regular sessions covering topics such as classroom behaviour management, child protection, role of the learning support department, preparing for parents evenings, etc. Additional funding is also available for ECTs to attend Hertfordshire ECT training and conferences
• Buddy system in place for all staff
• Staff wellbeing sessions
• Annual performance management reviews carried out for all staff where opportunity is given to review successes, acknowledge personal targets and highlight areas for personal and professional development. The teaching performance management process is organised through a software package allowing staff to easily store personal management evidence, course feedback, own career evidence etc
• A comprehensive CPD programme which includes in school, across the Trust, leadership and staff wellbeing opportunities

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“Harpenden Academy is a pleasure to work at.  The support from the Trust has been incredible and it is lovely to see the school grow in confidence.”

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