Most schools have wellbeing programs or initiatives. Very few have wellbeing embedded into the way they function and flourish. That is the difference between bolting something on and creating real, lasting change.

In this episode, I am joined by Justin Robinson, co-founder of the Wellbeing Distillery and formerly the founding director of the Institute of Positive Education at Geelong Grammar School. Justin has worked with hundreds of schools across Australia and internationally, and his approach is built on the idea that wellbeing has to be embedded across the whole school community, not delivered as a series of disconnected initiatives.

We unpack what it actually takes to move from add-on programs to embedded practice, and why so many schools get stuck in the cycle of doing more without seeing more results.

In this episode:

• Why a collection of programs is not the same as embedded wellbeing
• The four partners every school needs to engage: leaders, staff, students and families
• The most common mistake schools make when rolling wellbeing out across the whole community
• How adopting the mindset that "wellbeing is a shared responsibility" changes the way you design your whole approach
• Practical starting points for schools that want to shift from doing wellbeing to being a wellbeing-led school

LINKS AND RESOURCES

• 7 Habits of Wellbeing-Wise Families: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18SmHYlVuY60XGq_g3b8bMYkUrmq5AdAE/view?usp=drive_link  
• Wellbeing Compass Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L_GRARsSBWpkcTN3rrCaQJOS2qY-uZ8F/view?usp=drive_link 

Connect with Justin:

• Website: thewellbeingdistillery.com
• Email: [email protected] 
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jrobinson-wellbeing

Connect with Adrienne:

• Website: adriennehornby.com.au
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adrienne-hornby-a4126a205
• Email: [email protected] 
• Staff Wellbeing Survey: adriennehornby.com.au/staff-survey
• Well-Led Schools Partnership Program: adriennehornby.com.au/school-partnerships