Staff wellbeing in schools is often reactive and inconsistent. Teachers feel overwhelmed. Leaders carry growing pressure. Absence rises and budgets feel the strain.
Education Support, The UK’s leading charity dedicated to the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff, has released its latest Teacher Wellbeing Index.
The findings from June and July 2025 have suggested:
- 76% of education staff who responded reported feeling stressed
- 77% said they had experienced symptoms of poor mental health due to their work
- One third (36%) are at risk of probable clinical depression
- 86% of senior leaders said they felt stressed, with many reporting signs of burnout and exhaustion
- 81% of senior leaders feel they have too many things to do without enough time to do them in their job
Read the article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3x643pzveo
This highlights that there is growing demand for teachers to fill gaps in social, emotional and practical support for young people and a warning that “young people’s education will suffer” if more is not done to keep teachers in their jobs.
Monitoring technology helps tackle mental health & wellbeing concerns on a digital safety level and Securus offers a solution that detects and captures incidents across the school network for both students and staff, with a key library that focuses on mental health and wellbeing.
Captured incidents will flag a potential safeguarding risk which means school staff are also safeguarded, thus offering a whole-school approach to digital safety in education!
“Looking After Me” - Helping Staff Stay Healthy & Resilient
One of the companies in this space, Looking After Me, provides a proactive health & wellbeing service specifically designed to help school staff stay mentally healthy & resilient.
Staff wellbeing in schools can be reactive and inconsistent. Teachers can feel overwhelmed. Leaders carry increasing pressure. Absence rises and budgets feel the strain.
Looking After Me gives schools a trusted health and wellbeing solution led by qualified professionals, focussing on early intervention and high-impact support that fits the school year.
Visit the Looking After Me website to find out more: lookingafterme.co.uk
We have shared the outline of the programme for any schools who are seeking support for staff wellbeing:
You can find out more and book a discussion with Ruth Tuthill – Founder and Director on 07808061214 or via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-tuthill-374a7223b/
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Securus Team if you require any further information on our monitoring solutions & digital safety requirements for mental health & wellbeing concerns in your school.
Email: enquiries@securus-software.com or call us on 0330 124 1750