Sarah Orves

Director of Wellbeing, ASSET Education

Sarah Orves is the Director of Wellbeing at ASSET Education. As part of her role she leads on the trust's own wellbeing programme, the Complete Human Strategy (CHS). This evidence-based programme provides a structured plan for supporting wellbeing across any school community. The success of the programme was recognised in the national MAT awards in 2024 when ASSET was named Wellbeing Trust of the Year. Sarah is also the Headteacher at Ilketshall St Lawrence Primary. The school is a flagship for the Complete Human Strategy Programme and has been individually recognised in regional events. The school was named as the Wellbeing School of the Year in the Suffolk Education awards and it has been the site for training events for schools keen to embed the CHS in their own settings.

Hall 10b

1 Series two

Trust wellbeing: Going ‘all in’ with a Complete Human Strategy

<span data-teams="true">This session opens with an overview of this year’s findings from Education Mutual’s School Business Leaders Wellbeing Index report</span>. Trust speakers will then discuss the ‘Complete Human Strategy’, a six-pillar model grounded in research and positive psychology, designed to support the wellbeing of children, staff, and families, with human flourishing at its core. You’ll gain insight into the model’s philosophy, how it is embedded in strategy and school development plans, and its impact. The session includes a thought-provoking activity and a practical toolkit for attendees to get started with implementation in their own settings.