Wellbeing
The official Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for the BWMAT is Education Support. They have been supporting teacher and education staff wellbeing for 148 years, and their EAP is a school wellbeing service tailored specifically for schools, colleges and other education organisations, that gives teachers and education staff confidential support and guidance, just when they need it.
What is an Employee Assistance Programme?
An EAP is an employee benefit that provides 24/7 expert advice and support for your staff to help them with any issues that may be affecting their mental health and wellbeing. An EAP includes counselling and practical support and advice on both personal and work-related issues, with the aim of increasing staff wellbeing, productivity and performance, as well as reducing absences.
Here are some of the positive effects that schools who work with Education Support already have said:
- Improved staff retention, reduced sickness absence and less presenteeism
- Improved organisational efficiency and enhanced management capacity
- Colleagues who are confident that you care for their welfare and meet your duty of care for their mental health
- A healthier and more productive work environment.
In addition, we work closely with Able Futures. They provide access to a Work Mental Health Support Service, with mental health professionals to talk to about whatever is playing on your mind at work.
There’s no charge to use the service and over nine months support from Able Futures can help you build self-care and wellbeing routines, tackle issues, feel better and learn new ways to manage your mental health throughout the ups and downs of life.
education support eap staff flyer.pdf