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My Top 5 wellbeing investments

Reading Time: 4 minutes These are my top 5 wellbeing investments. What about yours? Tweet them using the hashtag #wbtop5. 1 – Jasper I am not advocating dogs for all staff as a stress relief measure. That would be irresponsible. So, accepting that pet ownership is a huge commitment and not everyone’s cup of tea, let’s agree to let my […]

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Promoting wellbeing through building conversations!

Reading Time: 5 minutes A guest post from @Edu_Wellbeing Why talk about wellbeing? Wellbeing is something that is relevant to everyone. Everyone has emotions that can make or break. When working in the Children and Young People Workforce, professionals have to be mindful of their own wellbeing, their colleagues and that of the people they are supporting – the children. […]

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Don’t bury your head in the sand… (or what the military can teach us about mental health).

Reading Time: 7 minutes  A guest post by @MrGPrimary    Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. When you feel threatened, your nervous system responds by releasing a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol, which rouse the body for emergency action. Your heart pounds faster, muscles tighten, blood pressure rises, breath quickens, […]

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How to mark in lesson time

Reading Time: 2 minutes A guest post by @teacherworkload One of my resolutions for last year was to permanently have a green pen (we mark in green) in my hand during my lessons (or pen dipping as our English team call it). This means I can go around students and get them to correct spellings, punctuation and capital letters right […]

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Launching #familyMH5aday campaign

Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest post by @cerasmusteach Unless you tackle all 4 aspects simultaneously there will always be a ‘weak link’ which will prevent you from fully embedding your program. Many schools have created a MHWB advice list of what the parents should or should not be letting the CHILDREN do All very relevant. But what about the […]

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Ever wished someone would take all your marking away?

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Ever wished someone would take all your marking away? Looks like it has occurred to George that it might just be possible. I’ve spent a lot of time talking and thinking about this since it popped up on peopleperhour.com yesterday and it seems to me there are three things that could be going on. Option […]

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Back to School Blog Brilliance

Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ve read 3 outstandingly good back to school blogs this week. “Recognise that work does not define you.” This one from @yoyogasoul came via @TeacherToolkit and is written by an ex teacher with real insight into the causes of burnout. Excellent advice. “Avoid toxic politics” @thosethatcan is writing a book on teacher recruitment and retention and she passes on some wisdom […]

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5 tips to help you conquer early mornings

Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post by @TheDozyOwl Everyone knows the feeling. First day back to work after the holidays. Peeling your eyes open, falling out of bed and stumbling into the shower. Well it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are 5 tips to help you conquer early mornings! Follow your sleep cycle Your sleep cycle is […]