Leading for Wellbeing: School Leadership that Sustains Staff and Students

How can school leaders make mental health a shared condition for learning, rather than an add-on initiative? Drawing on recent Alberta pilots and whole-school cases, this session examines how leadership practices can protect staff wellbeing, integrate mental health supports into pedagogy, and sustain student outcomes. We will share concrete strategies such as embedding short daily regulation routines, protecting collaboration time, using light-touch data for improvement, and learning from implementation missteps. Participants will leave with practical guidance to strengthen both adult and student wellbeing in their own contexts.