Stop Talking About Wellbeing with Kat Howard
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Kat Howard, Executive School Improvement Lead at Windsor Academy Trust and CEO of Lit Drive, explores the relationship between workload, school culture and staff wellbeing. In this episode, Kat shares her journey from banking to teaching and explains why she wrote Stop Talking About Wellbeing, arguing that wellbeing initiatives can feel hollow when policies and expectations create excessive workload. She discusses how miscarriage policies and maternity leave can shape the experience of working in education, and the importance of creating policies that genuinely support staff. Kat offers practical approaches for leaders, including listening to lived experiences, communicating clearly and being disciplined about change and priorities. Explore more: Stop Talking About Wellbeing Symbiosis: The Curriculum and the Classroom Reviving Rhetoric Across the Curriculum: A Guide for Teachers and School Leaders Lit Drive MTPT Project
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