IHBC Stress Awareness Month; Heritage Staff wellbeing at work survey

The IHBC knows that the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector is vital to its sustainability and success, so to better understand the current state of staff wellbeing, the Institute has launched a new ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work’ survey for professionals and volunteers across the sector (closing 1 May).

Take the Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey HERE - Open until 1 May

Please take just a few minutes to complete it, and contribute to a better understanding of wellbeing challenges and opportunities within the sector.

Introduced at the IHBC Council meeting on 24th March – as reported HERE – this short and confidential survey aims to gather valuable insights to help inform future discussions and initiatives. It emerges in response to an item for discussion at a previous Council meeting where one of IHBC’s members shared their own personal experience of the very serious impacts of workplace stress, and highlighted significant concerns regarding the wellbeing of heritage staff in the sector.

IHBC Education Officer, Angharad Hart, said:

‘I was delighted to be able to introduce the Wellbeing at Work survey at the IHBC Council meeting on Monday. This confidential and quick survey is an important opportunity to better understand and support the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector.’

‘I’d encourage as many people as possible to take part and share their experiences.’

‘Wherever you find yourself on the wellbeing scale, your insights and experiences will help us gain a clearer picture of the reality for those working and volunteering in the sector, and inform future actions and strategies.’

Take the survey here: Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey

See more on the IHBC’s first blended Council HERE

See more background:

• https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/civil/national-stress-awareness-month-job-stress-and-incivility
• https://www.stress.org.uk/stress-awareness-month-2025/
• http://interchange.moray.gov.uk/int_standard/Page_141309.html
• https://www.talk-business.co.uk/2025/04/03/why-stress-awareness-month-matters-for-small-business-owners/

This article appears on the IHBC news and blog site as "April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say, before 1 May" dated 8 April, 2025.

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