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Schools, universities and colleges ask a great deal of their people: high workloads, student-facing pressure, and the emotional work of supporting young people, often at the expense of their own work-life balance. Holistic Services Group has supported universities, TAFEs, schools and early-learning services across Australia since 2003, with programs designed to keep teachers, school staff and professional staff well.
HSG’s workplace wellbeing programs for education are resilience, mental health and wellbeing services delivered to universities, TAFEs, schools and early-learning services, including resilience training, stress management, positive psychology, leadership and manager capability, and physical wellbeing such as yoga, movement and massage. Programs are delivered onsite across Australia and online nationwide, and can be scheduled around term and pupil-free days.
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Common workplace wellbeing challenges in education
Education workplaces share a distinct set of pressures:
- Teacher and academic burnout from sustained high demand
- Staff wellbeing across teaching and professional roles
- High workloads and limited recovery time during term
- Student-facing stress and the emotional load of supporting young people
- Retention in a sector facing workforce shortages
Why it matters for education
- Education staff carry heavy workloads, and it shows. Work pressure is a leading cause of work-related mental stress claims in Australia (24.2%), alongside harassment and bullying (33.2%). (Safe Work Australia, 2025)
- Mental health conditions now account for 12% of all serious workers’ compensation claims. (Safe Work Australia, 2025)
- Workforce shortages add urgency: demand for secondary teachers is projected to exceed new graduate supply by around 4,100 between 2021 and 2025. (Australian Government Department of Education, 2022)
- The return on investment in workplace mental health is documented: an average of $2.30 for every dollar invested. (PwC, 2014)
Services most relevant to education teams
HSG’s education work focuses on the support that helps teaching and professional staff manage demanding workloads. Most schools and universities start in one area and expand:
Workplace mental health & resilience
Support employees in managing pressure, building resilience, and strengthening psychological safety.
Leadership development & manager capability
Equip managers with practical skills to lead people, navigate difficult conversations and support healthy team performance across onsite, remote and hybrid teams.
Physical wellbeing, ergonomics & corporate massage
Help reduce daily physical strain through ergonomics, movement, corporate massage, fitness, yoga and broader corporate health programs.
Workplace culture, connection & team engagement
Strengthen communication, belonging, and collaboration across on-site, hybrid, and distributed teams.
Ready to build an ongoing program across these areas? Workplace wellness programs
Trusted by 1,600+ organisations across Australia and Asia-Pacific
Supporting corporate, government, healthcare, education and not-for-profit sectors
HSG has supported more than 1,600 organisations across corporate, government, healthcare, education and not-for-profit sectors, including Microsoft, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank, BHP, the Department of Defence, St Vincent’s, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, The Smith Family and headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.
Featured client story: Tarneit Senior College
Challenge: a school wanting a wellbeing program shaped to its needs and timetable rather than a fixed off-the-shelf offer.
Program: a tailored program with varied times and sessions, coordinated to suit the school.
Outcome, in the client’s words:
Honey was very responsive, replying to emails so quickly. Her assistance with the booking for our school was excellent. She tailored a program to meet our needs, with varied times and sessions. The practitioners were all fantastic too.
Angela Roberts
Tarneit Senior College
What education teams say
Yoga with Mia on Thursdays is such a welcomed treat. Although we are all in different locations, it’s easy to get in tune with the practice and the benefits are the same. The variety of poses and stretches are perfect for those sitting for long periods – such as us.
Vanessa Fotheringham
Western Sydney University
University of Canberra’s HDR development team is so happy with this workshop and the feedback we received; we are looking forward to implementing it in our program again.
Ella Mifflin
University of Canberra
Why education organisations choose HSG
Holistic Services Group has delivered workplace wellbeing since 2003 and is trusted by more than 1,600 organisations, including Western Sydney University, the University of Canberra, UNSW College, St Pius X College, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Tarneit Senior College, C&K Coorparoo Kindergarten, and many other schools and universities. Programs are delivered by specialist facilitators who each hold professional credentials in their discipline, onsite across every Australian capital and online nationwide, and can be scheduled around term and pupil-free days. HSG responds to all enquiries within 12 hours.
How it works
Simple, structured delivery from brief to program rollout
1. Tell us what you are trying to achieve
Share your goals, team size, timing and location. You do not need a finished brief.
2. Receive a tailored recommendation
HSG suggests suitable services, delivery formats and program options.
3. We coordinate the delivery
HSG matches the right specialist facilitator and manages the practical details with your team.
Workplace wellbeing trends in the education sector
Education wellbeing is moving toward structured, ongoing programs scheduled around the academic calendar. The central themes:
- Workload and burnout dominate. Heavy demands with limited recovery time during term have made staff wellbeing a workforce-sustainability question, especially amid teacher and academic shortages.
- Student-facing roles add an emotional load few other workplaces share, and staff increasingly need practical ways to protect their own wellbeing while supporting young people.
- Psychosocial obligations apply. High job demands and workload are recognised hazards to be managed through work design and support, not awareness alone. (Safe Work Australia)
- Hybrid and engagement pressures are rising. Distributed working across campuses raises connection questions, and against declining global engagement (Gallup, State of the Global Workplace, 2025), wellbeing is increasingly part of attracting and keeping staff.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. HSG schedules sessions to suit the academic calendar, including pupil-free days, staff development days and out-of-term periods, onsite or online.
Yes. HSG works across higher education, vocational education and primary and secondary schools, with programs tailored to teaching and professional staff.
Yes, they are complementary. An EAP is reactive support, while HSG’s programs are proactive, building resilience and wellbeing and helping meet psychosocial risk obligations (Safe Work Australia).
HSG reports on attendance, participation and staff feedback after each delivery, and repeat bookings are common. Our experience with educational organisations shows that over time, this work can support engagement, retention and staff wellbeing. Australian research has found an average return of $2.30 for every dollar invested in workplace mental health (PwC, 2014). More recent international research has reported returns of up to £6.30 for every £1 invested (Deloitte UK, 2024).
Yes. HSG tailors content, format and schedule to your school or campus, from a single resilience session to an ongoing program across the year.
Yes. HSG works with primary and secondary schools to support the wellbeing of teachers, support staff and school leaders, with sessions on resilience, stress management, work-life balance and connection. Programs are tailored to your school and scheduled around term, pupil-free days and staff development days.
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Tell us what your team needs, and we’ll help you identify the most suitable service, format or next step.
We respond to all enquiries within 12 hours.
