Healthy Leaders and Staff = Healthy Teams and Happy Workplaces
Across Australia, schools are realising that a thriving culture begins with the wellbeing of their people. Teachers, Principals, and Education Support Staff are the heartbeat of every learning community — and their psychological, social and emotional wellbeing directly impacts student engagement, workplace safety, and long-term staff retention.
That’s why Wellbeing Psychosocial Workshops are becoming one of the most requested professional development experiences in the education sector today. These evidence-based workshops, powered by the Talent Insights® Behavioural Intelligence® Profile by TTISI, help teams understand their behavioural and emotional patterns — leading to healthier, more connected and resilient school communities.
Why Psychosocial Wellbeing is the New Leadership Priority
The idea of psychosocial wellbeing is gaining a lot of attention lately, especially in schools, government and corporate workplaces that want to look after their people better. With the Australian Government now placing a stronger focus on creating emotionally healthy and safe environments, there’s a growing recognition that when staff feel supported and valued, everything improves — from productivity and engagement to how well students learn.
For teachers and ESS staff, this means fostering:
- Psychological wellbeing — managing stress, burnout and workload pressure.
- Social wellbeing — building respectful, inclusive relationships among colleagues and leadership teams.
- Environmental safety — ensuring school cultures feel emotionally safe, fair, and free from harmful behaviours.
In short, healthy leaders and staff create healthy teams — and healthy teams create great learning environments.
What Makes Our Workshops Different
Unlike traditional lecture-style wellbeing sessions, The DISC Agency’s workshops are immersive, personalised and science-backed. Each participant completes a double-science behavioural and emotional intelligence profile, combining insights into:
- How you prefer to communicate, lead and respond under pressure, and
- How you use emotional intelligence to recognise and manage your own and others’ emotions.
Through these insights, teams experience “light-bulb” moments that transform how they interact, support each other and manage conflict — both in classrooms and in staff rooms.
Our facilitators create psychologically safe environments that encourage open discussion, self-reflection and team connection. The result? Teams leave with greater empathy, resilience and the practical tools to create lasting cultural change.
Workshop Options
Half-Day Wellbeing Psychosocial Workshop (3–3.5 hours)
Ideal for staff development days or leadership retreats.
Agenda Overview:
- Welcome and psychological safety warm-up activity
- Personalised Talent Insights® report exploration (Behaviour + EQ)
- Understanding behavioural and emotional patterns at work
- Exploring personal communication and stress responses
- Building team empathy through self-awareness
- Practical strategies for wellbeing and positive staff culture
Full-Day Leadership and Wellbeing Workshop (6–7 hours)
Perfect for leadership teams or whole-school professional learning days.
Agenda Overview:
- Welcome and psychological safety warm-up activity
- Personalised Talent Insights® report exploration (Behaviour + EQ)
- Deep dive into emotional intelligence and resilience
- Leading with empathy: building trust and inclusion
- Group activities on communication and conflict navigation
- Designing a school wellbeing action plan
- Debrief, reflection and take-away workbook for continued growth
Who This Is For
These sessions are designed for:
- School leadership teams seeking to strengthen wellbeing culture
- Teachers balancing high workloads with emotional resilience
- Education Support Staff
- Whole-school professional development programs
Delivered onsite across Australia or virtually, each workshop is customised to your school’s needs and aligns with your wellbeing framework or staff development goals.
Why Schools Choose The DISC Agency
Schools choose The DISC Agency because we don’t just talk about wellbeing — we build it from the inside out. With the science of behaviour and emotional intelligence as our foundation, we empower our delegates to understand themselves and others deeply.
This approach builds stronger relationships, happier workplaces, and safer, more supportive environments where everyone can thrive.
Ready to create a psychologically safe and emotionally intelligent school culture?
Learn more or enquire about your next Wellbeing Psychosocial Workshop today.
Contact The DISC Agency to book your half-day or full-day workshop.
Call 1300 690 469 or email support@thediscagency.com.au
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