Staff wellbeing

The Skinners' Kent Academy is committed to providing a healthy and caring environment that promotes and supports positive mental health and wellbeing for our students, staff and stakeholders. Positive mental health and wellbeing is vital to what we do at school; it underpins the crucial work carried out to support students and their families. We are highly committed to supporting staff’s mental health and wellbeing, to ensure that there is a positive and supportive workplace. 

Outlined below are some of the ways in which staff are supported:

• Key staff are trained as Mental Health Leads within the Trust.
• An email protocol which supports communications only between the hours of 7am and 6pm
• A working on-site protocol which encourages everyone to be off-site no later than 6pm 
• Random acts of kindness initiatives 
• A commitment to support staff with personal issues and an empathetic approach to such events.

Pension Scheme Contributions

We offer a valuable pension package of benefits for members and their dependents of both the teachers and local government pensions schemes; generous employer contribution; tax relief on your contributions; flexibility to pay more or less in contributions; flexible retirement options.

Cycle to work

The Academy is a registered employer of the Cyclescheme which is the UK’s most popular Cycle to Work benefit, providing staff members with the opportunity to purchase a bike of their choice, tax free. Staff can save 25-39% of the cost of a new bike and accessories whilst also spreading the cost. Payments are deducted via payroll over a term of 12 months.

Kent Rewards

Through Kent Rewards, employees are able to access a wide-range of discounts on high street and supermarket shopping, leisure facilities such as cinema and gym, and travel options such as holidays and hotel stays.

Annual leave

Our support staff on 52 weeks per year contracts benefit from an annual leave allowance of a minimum of 27 days. This is in addition to any Bank or Public Holidays.

Referral bonus

The Academy offers a referral bonus of £500 if they refer a member of staff to the Academy and it leads to a successful appointment and start of employment.

Onsite-gym

Staff have free use of the Academy’s fitness suite and sports facilities 

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Staff have access to two Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

Education Sector benefits

Staff have access to the following programmes as part of their employment within the Education sector:

• Headspace, providing resources and research around mindfulness and meditation 
• Spire Healthcare: Wellbeing and health promotion initiatives including full access to a dedicated Wellbeing website
• Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells: 30% discount