--- title: "Workload Charter" url: "https://bccet.org.uk/work-for-us/workload-charter" school: "Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust" --- # Workload Charter Supporting Our People ## Workload Charter ![Staff collaboration at Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust](https://bccet.org.uk/images/pages/workload-04.jpg) **We passionately believe that every person should have the opportunity to become the best version of themselves.** Working together in partnership, we can achieve great things. Our academies work collaboratively and we seek to achieve cohesion, but not uniformity. Every academy is a unique community. Our Workload Charter sets the tone for what we stand for as a Trust and sets out our commitment to staff workload and wellbeing. The Charter was developed by a committed group of employees from schools across the Trust, representing a range of roles. Headteachers, the Central Team, Directors and trade unions have all supported its development. Our Mission **Better Schools, Better Communities, Better Futures in Christ.** ### Our Workload Charter Principles Four commitments underpin our approach to workload, wellbeing and professional development. 1 **Culture & Compassion** The culture within our schools promotes vulnerable trust. Leaders show compassion and actively foster a culture aligned with our Gospel values. 2 **Professional Development** Our employees are provided with high-quality professional development which supports them to reach their true potential. 3 **Health, Safety & Wellbeing** The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees is essential to building better schools, communities and futures. 4 **Fair & Reasonable Workload** We are committed to ensuring our employees have a fair and reasonable workload. ### Fair & Reasonable Workload Ensuring workload is considered in the way we work, plan and make decisions. ![Team collaboration representing fair and reasonable workload](https://bccet.org.uk/images/pages/workload-02.jpg) **Our employees should have a fair and reasonable workload.** We have a commitment to directed time as set out in the STPCD for teaching staff, and appropriate working hours for leadership and support staff. The impact on staff workload is considered in the development of all new and revised policies. Policy development is based on clear rationale, full consultation and the involvement of employees and union representatives. ✓ We promote collaboration, sharing best practice and resources between schools and phases. ✓ Processes for data collection should be as straightforward as possible, with workload impact always considered. ✓ Schools have clear approaches to assessment and feedback which ensure workload remains reasonable. ✓ Quality assurance is transparent and developmental, underpinned by professional dialogue and growth. ✓ We are committed to reviewing report-writing systems across schools within the Trust. ### Culture, Trust & Compassion Building a culture inspired by Christ and rooted in our Gospel values. ![Leadership and compassion representing Gospel values](https://bccet.org.uk/images/pages/workload-03.jpg) **Our culture promotes vulnerable trust, compassionate leadership and shared responsibility.** As a growing Trust, developing our culture is important to us. As a family of schools inspired by Christ, we are committed to shared objectives and collective responsibility for delivering excellent education to all pupils. Voices are heard and valued. Staff, pupils, parents and the wider communities we serve are encouraged to speak their truth. We have systems in place to support this across our stakeholders and continue to develop these as our Trust grows. Effective leaders set a positive example, balancing the demands of work and ensuring wellbeing is considered in decision-making. Those who attend and work within our schools should feel safe, happy and respected. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. ### Health, Safety & Wellbeing Supporting colleagues and protecting a healthy work-life balance. ![Wellbeing and support for employees](https://bccet.org.uk/images/pages/workload-01.jpg) **The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees is essential to building better schools, better communities and better futures in Christ.** We encourage all staff to use their professional judgement when sending or accessing emails. There is no expectation that emails received outside working hours must be answered. ✓ Employees have access to confidential counselling, occupational health and physiotherapy services. ✓ Wellbeing has been identified as a strategic priority in recognition of the pressures experienced across education. ✓ Calendars are planned carefully so meetings and deadlines remain within appropriate working hours and attendance expectations are fair. ✓ Our Workload Charter and employee engagement surveys help inform priorities and keep staff wellbeing central to our approach. ### High-Quality Professional Development **We believe that getting better never stops.** Professional development is informed by robust quality assurance and centred around feedback, coaching and support. All staff have access to bespoke continuing professional development opportunities. Employees receive both professional and personal development within our Trust, contributing to a healthy organisation built on vulnerable trust. We aim to develop exceptional practitioners and leaders. Succession planning and nurturing talent are key to developing the educational leaders of tomorrow. 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