Decision details

The need to retain quality teachers in Doncaster underpins the successful delivery of all four priorities in our Doncaster OA plan.
The aim of the project is to support the health and wellbeing of teachers in order to retain experienced teachers both in the profession and in Doncaster and to do so in in a way that integrates and compliments both our own broader OA delivery and the wider support that will be available across the Borough.

To provide funding (£95,000) to support a second round of the Teacher Health & Wellbeing Programme, which provides a bespoke package of Health & Wellbeing support developed in collaboration and to meet the specific needs of schools.
This project will support around 25 schools. It is anticipated that these will come from a combination of schools new to the programme and some continued support for schools from the initial round of the programme. As in the previous round all schools would be eligible to apply and invited to do so through and EOI process. Participants will then be selected based on demand and need.
Due to its success, the programme will follow the same methodology as previously as far as the contractor and head teacher will agree a bespoke programme of training targeted to meet the needs of the school.
As before to ensure a co-ordinated approach and to foster a spirit of unity and team building, it is envisaged that the majority of these training modules would be delivered within the school and arranged around the needs of school (either twilight, training days, morning staff meetings, etc.).

To top up the award of the original programme, expanding and passing the original £100k budget – this would not be in line with Contract Procedure Rules and so was rejected.

Do nothing – this would not meet the demand and need of mental health andwellbeing support for our teachers, leaving the impact of Covid to have a longerterm effect on both them, and in turn, our children and young people in education.