BDAT as a Trust is committed to being an employer of choice. A central part of this is making sure we put employee wellbeing and mental health at the heart of all that we do.
We will support staff to make positive choices for their own wellbeing and encourage a collegiate culture across and between all roles in the BDAT Family.
We will support the development of a culture of compassion – one of the five BDAT core values, known as:
ICARE: Inclusion, Compassion, Ambition, Resilience and Excellence.
At BDAT we believe:
• Our staff are a precious resource: valuing them, their wellbeing and mental health and treating them with compassion, is a duty we all share.
• We want to recruit and retain the very best staff. To do that we need to look after our staff, listen to them and treat them well.
• Prioritising wellbeing is also crucial in securing better outcomes for young people, including regarding their own wellbeing and mental health. If our young people can see that our staff prioritise, promote and model compassion and wellbeing then it is more likely that our students will do the same.
We also believe BDAT should be free from mental health discrimination, guided by emotional intelligence, and characterised by supportive, nurturing, and compassionate cultures.
We want to be a Trust where the conditions are such that every member of staff can thrive. We recognise that everyone has a role to play in creating and sustaining those conditions, including Trustees, Governors and staff themselves.