Broadmeadows Valley Primary School principal Andrew Jones readily admits teaching can be a tiring job.
The results of an internal survey completed by his teaching staff earlier this year revealed they often felt tired and struggled to cope with a growing workload.
So the principal of seven years decided he would bring in a team of health and wellness experts and have them assess all 32 members of the school’s teaching staff.
Last Tuesday, experts from Sano Health – ranging from nutritionists to nurses and exercise physiologists – came to the school to test every teacher and develop exercise, diet and relaxation programs.
“Our staff said they had unmanageable work levels so, in response to that, we wanted to give them the resources to better manage their health and wellbeing,” Mr Jones said. “The wellbeing of staff and the impact this has on children is critical.”
The voluntary eight-week program will feature mindfulness and meditation techniques by a team from the wellbeing program and app Smiling Mind, and will cover sleeping methods and offer tailored exercises.
