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Look around your staffroom

Reading Time: < 1 minute   Look around your staffroom. I expect you know who is juggling childcare with work, who has just returned from sick leave, who is rushing off after school to check in on their mum. But do you know who is on the brink of a relationship break up, who has recently lost a close friend, […]

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Stress and the Newish Year… half term reflections …

Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post by @lisafathersAFL And breathe… made it to half term! It is February, we are now a few weeks away from our well-intended New Year’s resolutions- but how many of them are here to stay? How many of us so desperately needed half term to arrive? How many of us have actually been unwell […]

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5 Stress Busting Moves For Tired Out Teachers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you feel as stiff as a board after a day’s teaching? Have hours marking books and preparing lessons left your shoulders sore and spine rigid? Pilates instructor and ex-school teacher Julia Willmott shows you how you can release back tension and de-stress with 5 easy moves: These moves can also be downloaded as a […]

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When it all goes wrong

Reading Time: 5 minutes A guest post by @MisterE_Teacher. This blog has been in the making for a good few weeks now; it has been redrafted and edited and redrafted and edited. I always get my posts proof read by my long-suffering wife, not for spelling or grammatical accuracy, but as my conscience – sometimes the blog becomes more of […]