![]() Dr Ali Davies shared highlights of the Insight Series paper during the National Academy for Educational Leadership 2022 annual well-being conference. ![]() ‘More Than Just a Sticking Plaster’ addresses the issues surrounding the well-being of educational leaders, as well as identifying recommendations that can be utilised by all tiers of the education sector to nurture a culture, where the well-being of leaders is prioritised. Dr Ali Davies’ paper, ‘More Than Just a Sticking Plaster’, was also informed by The All-Wales Strategy for the Well-being of Educational Leaders consultation group, consisting of representatives from across the education sector including schools, the middle tier, Welsh Government as well as health and education sector academics. This led to commissioning Dr Ali Davies, Clinical Psychologist at ABUHB, to write an Insight Series paper, which further studied the findings of the well-being survey and explored the concept of compassionate leadership within the education sector. Working in partnership with Dr Benna Waites and Dr Adrian Neal, both Clinical Psychologists at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) the National Academy for Educational Leadership explored how the Welsh Health sector has embedded ‘Compassionate Leadership Principles’ into their practice in order to nurture a sustainable workforce, where employees can thrive. The key findings of the report inspired the National Academy for Educational Leadership’s interest in the philosophy of Compassionate Leadership and how this could be used to facilitate a cultural shift in how the education system thinks about and supports the well-being of leaders in Wales. To inform this work, the National Academy for Educational Leadership undertook a national survey of school leaders in summer 2020 and received a response from over 1000 school leaders. The National Academy for Educational Leadership is committed to helping create a Welsh education system in which “the well-being of educational leaders is prioritised and systematically supported”. More than a “sticking plaster” Understanding the demands and identifying the resources to create sustainable senior leadership in Welsh education Dr Ali DaviesĬonsultant Clinical Psychologist (Employee Well-being) ![]()
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