Wellbeing Hub
Here you'll find a range of tips and resources to assist with all areas of your wellbeing. Click on each area to view its content.
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MENTAL WELLBEING
Our Employee Assistance line is available 24/7 and can be contacted on 0800 048 2702 or via their website (username: unum, password: lifeworks).
Our Mental Health First Aiders can signpost you to where you can find more help:
Coach Rachel Cutler's valuable and thought-provoking webinar on looking after your mental health during lockdown can be viewed here:
Rachel has also put together a guide to help spot the signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression with details of what to do if you feel that you or someone else is experiencing any of these and tips for building resilience in the workplace:
As we age we all - women and men - experience changes. You could say none are more profound than the menopause. But did you know that males also experience changes that may affect their behaviours and lifestyle? This webinar opens up the conversation about perimenopause, menopause and men’s health in the workplace with the expert guidance of health coach Pamela Windle:
Need to unwind? Wahida Mukadam has recorded muscle relaxation and guided imagery sessions for you to listen to whenever feels necessary:
Looking after children? Barclays has created a series of Code Playground activities on their You Tube channel. Code Playground Live is on at 10am every Wednesday too.
Sarah's Shed Life Episode 9 focused on talking about mental health and what businesses should be doing to improve the wellbeing of their teams.
Our Health Coach Rachel Cutler sows the seeds of growth, wellbeing and embracing change as we look ahead through 2021.
Other useful external resources:
PHYSICAL WELLBEING
Differentiate between Coronavirus, flu and the common cold:
Sign up to Strava and join the SHMA club!
Tour de SHMA may be over but making time to look after your physical fitness remains vital. You can still participate with our Strava fitness groups here:
Physical wellness links to all areas of your life. During this time of lockdown it's important not to neglect your physical health. Here are some useful resources to keep you fit and active, even in the smallest of spaces:
From immunity boosters to tips for switching off, from how to keep your mind active to the benefits of breathing techniques - Westfield Health's Wellbeing Toolkit can help:
Panel discussion for working fathers:
Tips for your social wellbeing:
Practical teaching resources:
- For primary and secondary pupils in years 7, 8 and 9, BBC Bitesize online has an expanded offer of structured lessons in Maths and English. ‘This Term’s Topics’ also covers other curriculum subjects and curates learning content that works for the Spring curriculum.
- For students in Years 10 and 11, Bitesize GCSE allows students to pick their exam board and subject to find everything they need to help with their studies.
- The Happy News resource pack is a downloadable/printable PDF full of happy news stories, activities and ideas to inspire children to look for the good.
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If you're struggling for laptops but do have a games console, it may have a good enough web browser to access remote learning services.
- For those of you teaching math, we have a handy app called Photo Math
FINANCIAL WELLBEING
Barclays offer 121s with Money Mentors. Please read further information below and contact shma-support@barclays.com if you're interested:
Financial wellbeing external tips and resources:
If you need any further resources or have any wellbeing questions please email Wellbeing.
SOCIAL WELLBEING