Expert-led professional development
Strategic Wellbeing Leadership Masterclasses
Prevent harm. Protect productivity. Tackle avoidable sickness absence costs.
Give your team the strategic knowledge, practical tools and expert support to move from reactive wellbeing activity to an evidence-led approach. Five live masterclasses, a dedicated Mindset session and individual mentoring over three months.
For wellbeing leads and professionals with wellbeing responsibilities in HR, occupational health and health and safety. Private team delivery for two or more colleagues.
- ✓ Flexible team start dates
- ✓ Private, interactive learning
- ✓ 38 CPD points
£1,999 + VAT per learner. Non-accredited professional development, with no formal assignments.
Multi-award-winningWorkplace wellbeing education provider
Lifetime Impact AwardEmily Pearson · 2026 recipient
Amazon bestselling authorSolving a CEO’s Blind Spot
25+ years’ experienceExpertise brought directly into your learning
Better for your people. Stronger for your business.
Build a strategy around prevention, productivity and measurable impact.
Develop the capability to act on the causes of workplace ill health, strengthen everyday management and focus wellbeing investment where it can make a meaningful difference.
This is about healthier working conditions and better support, not encouraging people to work when they are unwell.
Organisational impact · Learner experience
From a structured strategy to a measurable change.
Hayley Cheel
HR Manager, Adient
Reflecting on her experience of the Level 5 Advanced Certificate in Strategic Wellbeing Leadership.
41%
reported reduction in workplace stress and mental health-related sickness absence in 12 months.
Who this programme is for
For the people responsible for workplace wellbeing.
A flexible route to strategic capability for professionals who need to apply their learning now, without taking on a full qualification.
No formal assignments. Practical learning you can apply directly to your role.
Emily Pearson · Founder & CEO, Wellbeing Lead Academy
Developed and delivered by Emily Pearson
Learn directly with an award-winning wellbeing leader.
The Wellbeing Lead Academy is a multi-award-winning workplace wellbeing education and training provider, including recognition as Wellbeing Provider of the Year.
Emily is the recipient of the 2026 Lifetime Impact Award and Amazon bestselling author of Solving a CEO’s Blind Spot: Human Sustainability.
She brings over 25 years of professional experience into the masterclasses and mentorship, connecting workforce health, organisational culture and business performance.
Strategic wellbeing leadership developmentHuman sustainabilityMale-dominated workforcesAddiction and recovery
Your organisation’s priorities become part of the conversation, helping you connect the learning with the decisions, responsibilities and challenges you face at work.
Develop the professional judgement, strategic confidence and capability to lead wellbeing, not simply coordinate it.
Lisa-Sian EaglesWellbeing Lead
National Grid
What learners say about learning with Emily
“A course that genuinely changes how you think and who you are as a professional!”
“From that very first session with Emily, I knew this was going to be something different. She has this brilliant way of cutting through the noise and helping you get really clear on what you actually know, what you think you know, and where the gaps are. …
What I’ve taken from this course goes so much further than a qualification. I’m more strategic, more driven, and far more purposeful about how I use my knowledge.”
Professional recognition
The Academy is recognised by the Society of Occupational Medicine as having a positive impact on occupational health and is a friend of iOH – The Association of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Professionals. These relate to the Academy; the Masterclass Bundle is non-accredited professional development.
What’s included
The knowledge, skills and support to make your wellbeing strategy evidence-based and impactful.
A tailored development experience that strengthens day-to-day capability without adding the assessment workload of a full qualification.
Delivered live and virtually. Private team masterclasses are available for two or more colleagues, with dates agreed around your diaries and tutor availability.
The learning experience
Five masterclasses. One stronger strategic approach.
The programme draws on the core strategic learning underpinning our flagship Level 5 Advanced Certificate, with a practical focus and no formal assignments.
Take a closer look
Get the full Masterclass Curriculum.
See the detailed learning topics, how the mentoring supports workplace application, and the route into our accredited Level 5 qualification.
Keep a copy for your own planning or share it with the colleagues and decision-makers involved in your team’s development.
Prefer to write directly? emily@wellbeingleadacademy.uk
Designed around your responsibilities
Flexible enough for real working lives.
Whether you are developing two colleagues or strengthening a wider team or committee, the learning is relevant, collaborative and designed to be useful in practice.
An investment in your team
Invest in the capability to protect people and strengthen performance.
Equip the colleagues responsible for wellbeing to connect workforce health with prevention, productivity and the costs of avoidable sickness absence.
Expert strategic teaching, practical coaching and individual mentoring help your team turn these priorities into a structured, evidence-led approach.
Training two or more colleagues?
Learn together in a private group and build a shared understanding of what effective wellbeing leadership looks like in your organisation.
The investment is £3,998 + VAT for two learners or £5,997 + VAT for three.
Your next step, when you are ready
Start with the masterclasses. Progress into accredited Level 5.
You do not have to decide on a full qualification before developing your strategic capability. Enrol on our Level 5 Advanced Certificate in Strategic Wellbeing Leadership within 12 months and your £1,999 Masterclass Bundle fee will be deducted from the qualification fee, under the progression terms agreed at booking.
Our flagship programme is the UK’s only accredited Level 5 qualification specifically in strategic workplace wellbeing at foundation degree-equivalent level, accredited by Open College Network Credit4Learning.
The Academy is recognised by the Society of Occupational Medicine as having a positive impact on occupational health and is a friend of iOH – The Association of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Professionals. Level 5 learners receive their first year’s iOH membership free while studying.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know.
We will work through your team’s learning objectives, scheduling and procurement requirements with you before booking.
Make the next step a practical one
Make prevention, productivity and healthier working lives part of your wellbeing strategy.
Tell Emily about your team, your wellbeing and sickness absence priorities, and your preferred start date. We will discuss how the masterclasses can build the capability you need.
Or email emily@wellbeingleadacademy.uk directly.
