Happier teachers help create happier pupils and better learning: when schools focus on the health, happiness and connectedness of both pupils and staff, classrooms become more positive, productive places to learn and teach

> The Well Schools project, which began in 2020, has grown into a thriving community of more than 2,000 schools across the UK. This study focused on ten schools that took part in a detailed evaluation of how the framework supports wellbeing among both staff and pupils.

>The report highlights inspiring examples from schools that have introduced everything from daily “active learning” sessions and outdoor lessons to staff recognition schemes, mental health first aid training and after-school wellbeing clubs. These initiatives, tailored to each school’s needs, are helping teachers feel valued and pupils more engaged.

>Schools involved ranged from small primaries to large secondaries and special schools across England, Scotland and Wales. Despite their differences, all shared a commitment to supporting wellbeing as part of their school culture – and saw real benefits in attendance, focus and morale.

> The study found that wellbeing programmes worked best when led by senior school leaders but shaped collaboratively by staff and pupils. Initiatives such as ‘keep, tweak or ditch’ reviews helped teachers cut unnecessary workload, while pupil wellbeing ambassadors and parent workshops extended the benefits beyond the classroom

[Frontiers | Advocating for a holistic culture of school wellbeing—an evaluation of the Well Schools whole school approach to pupil and teacher wellbeing](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1675773/full)

You know what consistently has a correlation with happiness? Maybe we should, I don’t know this may be a hot take, pay the people most responsible for the next generation more?