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Building Psychological Safety with Team Agreements

A free 30-minute online course for NHS, school and public-service team leaders and managers. You’ll learn how Team Agreements build psychological safety — the foundation of trust, openness and collaboration at work.

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Why this course?

Strong teams are built on trust, clarity and support — not just hard work. Constant pressure and change can make that trust harder to sustain.

This short course introduces the idea of psychological safety — what it is, why it matters, and how it supports effective teamwork and wellbeing. You’ll explore how simple Team Agreements can help create shared understanding, strengthen relationships and make teams feel safer and more connected.
What you’ll learn

What psychological safety really means - and why it’s the foundation of trust, collaboration and wellbeing in teams.

How Team Agreements work — and how they help teams move from unspoken assumptions to shared understanding and confidence.

What good Team Agreements look like in practice, with real examples you can reflect on and adapt for your own setting.

How to start the conversation in your team, framing Team Agreements as a practical way to strengthen trust and teamwork.

Who is it for?

This course is for anyone who leads a team — at any level.
It’s designed for:

  • NHS and healthcare managers
  • School leaders and heads of department
  • Local authority and public-service team leads
  • HR and organisational development professionals

What’s included
7 short chapters with videos, slides, and exercises
Practical tools and templates ready to use
A certificate of completion (CPD evidence)
Access to our community for shared learning and support

Meet Your Course Creator

Hi, I’m Helen Sanderson. I’ve spent years working in health and care, looking at person-centred practices and how these apply to teams. In this course, I’ll share what I’ve learned about making team agreements work in real life. My aim is to give you practical skills you can use straight away to build trust, openness, and positive results in your team.

After the free course

Once you’ve completed this introduction, you’ll have the option to continue with the full course, which covers:

  • Rolling out team agreements across larger teams or organisations
  • Dealing with conflict and difficult conversations
  • Measuring and maintaining psychological safety over time
  • Case studies from NHS, schools, and public sector teams

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