Well Being
Our Vision
At Cascade Multi Academy Trust, we are committed to nurturing and supporting our workforce. We prioritise employee wellbeing, professional growth, and career development.
Cascade Multi Academy Trust recognises that our people are our most important resource. It is our aim to care for all our staff members ensuring you feel valued, supported and encouraged to develop personally and professionally. Our Trust recognises its duty of care to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure that you have access to a range of employee benefits, are supported through our wellbeing charter, and that you have continuous opportunities for training and development. We provide Westfield Health membership for all our employees giving them access to health cash plans, allowing them to claim funds for essential health care and access valuable health and well being services.
Our door is always open.
If you need any help and support personally or professional, myself, our HR team and our school leaders will always make sure we are available for you.
Sue Bridges
CEO
Organisational commitments
Cascade Multi Academy Trust commits to placing wellbeing and mental health at the heart of our decision making.
We will support staff to make positive choices for their own wellbeing and encourage a collegiate culture across and between all roles in the Trust.
We commit to develop a long-term strategy for improving staff wellbeing that will:
- Prioritise staff mental health and well being. Our schools have a Mental Health First Aider who can support you and sign post you to additional help if necessary.
- Create and promote respectful and diverse environments that value each individual, promoting a sense of belonging and reducing work-related stress.
- Encourage staff voice in decision-making processes to enhance a sense of community belonging and feeling valued.
- Demonstrate our commitment to staff wellbeing through mental health awareness training, access to a comprehensive Westfield package, occupational health support and counselling services
- Create a package of employee benefits to support you.
Pensions Schemes
Cascade Academy Trust are members of both the Teachers’ Pension and Local Government Pension Schemes, which ensures our staff have access to those schemes and the various benefits provided by each.
A Teachers’ Pension gives you:
- An income for your retirement, and you can even take part of your pension as a tax free lump sum when you retire.
- A great way to save for your future and also pay a little less tax every month, as you’re taxed on your salary after your pension contribution has been taken.
- Benefits that are for you and your loved ones. It doesn’t belong to your employer and it doesn’t belong to the government. As long as you’re in eligible employment your pension stays with you, wherever you go throughout your teaching career.
What kind of scheme is it?
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme is a Defined Benefit Scheme based on your annual pensionable earnings, re-valued each year, rather than a scheme reliant on how investments perform, so you can see what pension benefits you’ve built up and can work out how much pension you’ll receive at your chosen retirement date.
A Local Government Pension Scheme:
- Secure benefits – the scheme provides you with a future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations.
- At a low cost to you – with tax-efficient savings.
- Your employer pays in too – the scheme is provided by your employer who meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits in the LGPS.
What kind of scheme is it?
The LGPS is a tax approved, defined benefit occupational pension scheme. The LGPS meets the government’s standards under the automatic enrolment provisions of the Pensions Act 2008
Westfield Health
We provide Westfield Health membership for all our employees giving them access to health cash plans, allowing them to claim funds for essential health care and access valuable health and well being services.
Listening and Chaplaincy Service
We provide an independent, confidential listening service to support staff through the challenges of life. www.sycls.co.uk
Cycle to Work Scheme
Our Trust Employee Benefits Package includes the Cycle to Work Scheme. This scheme is here to support and encourage our staff members to adopt a healthier, more sustainable mode of transportation.
The scheme allows employees to purchase bicycles and cycling equipment at a significantly reduced cost, facilitating an eco-friendly commute to work. Take advantage of this and reduce traffic congestion, pollution and have a healthier commute into work.