Define wellbeing across its two elements: feeling good and functioning well
Explore what wellbeing means at work, how to recognise and build a genuinely healthy workplace, and the leadership behaviours and personal habits that sustain wellbeing over time. Includes practical self-assessments, a real-world scenario on setting boundaries, and a course-closing commitment to your own wellbeing.

What you will be able to do
- Define wellbeing across its two elements: feeling good and functioning well
- Recognise the signs of a healthy workplace using ACAS's six indicators
- Build a wellbeing strategy that senior leaders are genuinely engaged with
- Apply the five behavioural domains that promote wellbeing: respect, integrity, communication, resilience and trust
- Set boundaries with assertive, positively phrased alternatives to an outright no
- Commit to personal habits, from steady breathing to taking control of your time, that sustain your own wellbeing
What is inside
9 modules, 18 lessons, built to be applied at work.
Introduction
- Why wellbeing matters to leaders and their teams7 min
What is wellbeing?
- Defining wellbeing5 min
- Assessing your wellbeing baseline10 min
Why do we need a healthy workplace?
- Digging beneath the surface: the Five Whys7 min
- Trying the Five Whys for yourself7 min
Spotting a healthy workplace
- The signs of a healthy workplace8 min
- Turning signs into evidence6 min
How to promote and improve wellbeing in your workplace
- Building a wellbeing strategy9 min
- Wellbeing in practice8 min
Leadership qualities and behaviours that promote wellbeing
- Five domains of wellbeing-focused leadership10 min
- From reflection to action6 min
Taking a whole-care approach
- A whole-care approach to wellbeing8 min
- Your biggest obstacle6 min
Taking care of yourself
- Why personal wellbeing matters8 min
- Setting boundaries and staying calm7 min
- Attitude, ripple effects and your time8 min
Final thoughts and advice
- Holistic wellbeing and leading by example7 min
- Bringing it all together10 min
A credential you can prove
Finish the course and earn a 2.5 CPD hours certificate with its own public verification page. Share it on LinkedIn or attach it to an application; anyone can check it.
Taught by someone who does the work
Education leadership consultant, Promoting Excellence Ltd
- Promoting Excellence Ltd, education leadership consultants
- Specialist in inclusive and adaptive teaching
Jackie Christie is an education leadership consultant with Promoting Excellence Ltd, supporting mainstream schools and colleges to meet the needs of learners with SEND alongside all other learners through inclusive, adaptive practice.