‘Supervision helps me to see things differently. In this role you never feel that are doing a good enough job. You constantly worry about missing something and we are talking about children’s lives. This session is a safe, reflective space to talk about how I am really feeling’ (Primary DSL, January 2024).
‘Everyone in the room has something to offer. I never feel judged, just supported and I don’t feel so alone’ (Secondary DSL, March 2024)
‘I have found such immense comfort in your words. I went in today stronger with hope in my heart and will invest tonight reading through all the information you have given me so I can discuss further support with my leadership team’ (Surrey DSL, September 2024).
‘With the bespoke supervision, I think it has enabled our team to open up a bit more about the stressors and challenges for them – particularly given some of the very complex cases we have had this year. We also all found these sessions to be more a support for each other, giving us allocated time to stop and reflect on issues and the impact of some of our more complex cases. To have this time allocated just for our team was found to be a real support and opportunity/time to share and resolve issues. We would struggle without this support now!’ (Secondary DSL, August 2024)
‘Once my Head teacher realised how much work I was holding, things changed. We reviewed responsibilities and he has taken lots from me. This came from our discussion in supervision about having the confidence to reach out. You have changed so much for me. For the first time in years, I feel like I can breathe’ (Secondary DSL, October 2024).
‘I didn’t know what I needed or expected from supervision until I signed up. It has made me more aware of my own feelings as this tends to come as an after thought in the role that we are in’ (Croydon DSL, September 2024).