Just before the Christmas break, Gower College Swansea held a dedicated Wellbeing Day for their staff.
Over 400 staff across all campuses enjoyed the free activities which included one-to-one experiences and social activities.
The wellbeing activities included, but were not limited to:
Gower College Swansea recently held its annual Wellbeing Day, where staff enjoyed a range of sessions from workshops and fitness to relaxation.
This was the first face to face Wellbeing Day since 2019, and staff enjoyed getting together and joining in with team activities. Over 400 staff got involved across all campuses.
Gower College Swansea is committed to providing a healthy working and learning environment to improve the lives and the futures of its community. For this reason, we are delighted to launch our health and wellbeing strategy, GCS and You, which provides a broad framework to enhance the health and wellbeing of both our employees and learners.
Our students' health, safety and wellbeing is our top priority, and we're always looking for new ways to support them. We are delighted to announce that we are now offering an excellent online support service called Togetherall.
Togetherall offers a safe and anonymous community to connect with from anywhere, at any time - whether students need to get something off their chest, have conversations, express themselves creatively or learn how to manage their mental health. The platform is monitored by trained clinicians 24/7, 365 days a year.
Gower College Swansea recently held its third annual Health and Wellbeing Day – its first ever virtual one!
Over 400 members of staff enjoyed the wellbeing sessions which were a blend of live and pre-recorded video sessions on YouTube and live webinars on Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
The sessions included
Gower College Swansea – which has recently achieved the Bronze Award, Corporate Health Standards - has now signed the Employer Pledge to tackle discrimination facing people with mental health conditions in the workplace.
The Employer Pledge is a key part of the Time to Change national campaign, a growing social movement working to change the way we all think and act about mental health problems.