People Strategy

St Mary's Menston and the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust are committed to enabling all staff to contribute to the best of their ability and develop their full potential throughout their career.

Commitment and care to all

We recognise that the commitment and care shown by all staff are fundamental to the success of our students and commit to supporting, encouraging, and respecting all colleagues and providing them with an enjoyable and rewarding working environment, where we take account of their workload and wellbeing. Ethical leadership is a key to our success and we strive to lead in this way, driven by moral purpose, creating a positive and aspirational culture. 

Developing and growing

The school and wider trust are dedicated to developing, growing and retaining talented leaders and staff across our schools.  We aim to realise the potential of all staff by by providing them with the very best professional development, which will enable them to deliver exceptional outcomes for our children.

Listening and Researching

We regularly listen to staff and engage with the latest research when reviewing our people strategy.  It is through these processes and the negament of a staff committee for wellbeing, that we have developed our four pillars to underpin our work.

Rewards and Benefits

Our staff can all access a range of benefits through automatic enrolment to Vivid benefits.  The list of rewards is constantly being reviewed to ensure the most relevant discounts and benefits are available to our staff. 

Examples include 

• Home and Electronics discounts
• Cycle to Work
• Lifestyle Savings
• Gym Membership
• Bike Shop

Should you wish to discover more about these benefits please visit Vivid at https://vivupbenefits.co.uk/ or contact the Trust HR at the Bishop Wheeler Academy Trust.