Why schools choose it
Keep good staff
Ask every member of staff, anonymously, whether they can see themselves here a year from now. Spot the slide early, before it turns into a resignation.
Lift the whole staff room
One shared language across teaching and support staff, “Where are you on the Barometer?”, and Matt’s tools for the hard weeks of term.
Fit the school year
A workshop on an INSET day or a twilight session, then check-ins at the pace you choose, around your term dates. Three minutes, not another meeting.
Why it works for staff
Feel good together. Lead better. Keep your people.
When a whole team goes through it together, the workshop becomes team building. The weekly check-in then tells leaders how the team is really feeling, and what they can do about it.
It builds the team
Teams share what lifts them, laugh together, and leave with one shared language: “Where are you on the Barometer?”
Leaders see how the team feels
Every week, the team’s anonymous Barometer and their answers to questions like “which niggle would make next week easier?”
Leaders know what to do
A suggested technique for the next huddle, a one-line reply so the team sees something happen, and a nudge to time big changes well.
Feeling good drives the work
How we feel shapes the quality of our thinking, our resilience, how we deal with stress, and our clarity and energy.
From the top of the Barometer, people…
decide better
Clear-headed, not overwhelmed.
get more done
Motivated, focused and present.
work together
More patient, more connected.
stay
“It wasn’t the job, I was just feeling rubbish.”
Where the cost of poor mental health falls, per employee per year in the South West
Deloitte, 2020. Most of the cost is people at work but not at their best, which is exactly where feeling good makes the difference.
Ways to work with Matt
Start with an INSET day. Grow from there.
What happens next
1
A 20-minute call
Your teams, your timings, and what you’d like to see change.
2
An INSET workshop
Matt, live or on Zoom, with the workbook and anonymous feedback.
3
The season
Weekly check-ins for 8 or 12 weeks. Leaders see the team view.
4
The report
Before, after and the trend, ready for your board or sponsor.
Questions leaders ask
Is it really anonymous?
Yes. Check-in answers are stored with the team and the week only, never with a name, email or exact time. Results only show once the week has closed and 10 or more people have answered. Personal reflections never leave the person’s phone.
How much time does it take staff?
The workshop is three hours. After that, the weekly check-in takes under three minutes, by email or on their phone.
Can it run online?
Yes. Matt runs the workshop live on Zoom, moving everyone through the workbook page by page together.
What will our data protection lead need?
We’ll share how the data is stored, who sees what and how long it’s kept, so they can review it before your pilot.
Does it fit around the school year?
Yes. Book the workshop for an INSET day or a twilight session, then choose when the check-ins start and how often, around your term dates.
Book a 20-minute call
Tell us a little about your teams and we’ll be in touch to find a time.