Reading Time: 3 minutes *Probably not an actual catastrophe Shout out to all the overthinkers, ruminators and catastrophisers. A certain amount of forward planning is useful, and comforting. It makes me feel like I’m equipped for whatever might happen. Problem is, quite often I’m not, because events have a funny way of not playing out as I expect. Take […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Here are 5 quick weekend wins that will make your life easier all week long. Work your wardrobe. This blog sprung from me sorting out my work clothes this morning. Having your work clothes sorted and ready to go not only saves time in the morning, but it kicks the day off well. Some super […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes We caught up with Peter Radford, author of Love Teaching, Keep Teaching: The essential guide to improving wellbeing at all levels in schools, published by Crown House Publishing to find out more about his approach to wellbeing in schools. How did the book come about? Basically, I had a breakdown in 2016. I was in a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest post from Pete Coulson on the @VandVLearning blog. Feeling a bit apprehensive? Nobody would blame you. As we look forward to a new school year in September we can’t help being aware of the bigger picture. The summer of 2020 presents us with some very pressing environmental, economic and social issues that impinge […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest blog by Suneta Bagri. This teacher or school leader could be you. Well-being is affected by our own perception, needs, wants and levels of desire and inner confidence. To maintain good well-being and feelings of optimism with resilience, it is essential to take action and be at ease. In your heart right now, […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes A guest post from @ShuaibKhan26 There’s has been a large body of literature about the staffroom in schools. Many schools have designed or phased them out, others still value them. But why are they in decline? During my first PGCE placement, the staffroom really was the place to be. There was a real sense of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest blog from Listen Up Mentor. Every Academic Year school staff get pulled left, right and centre. Why? Because the need is great! Often schools have one or if they are lucky two mentors. These mentors are supporting the most vulnerable pupils with emotional needs. They are also at capacity leaving many children needing […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest post from Chris of EdRests. The post focuses on where the idea for EdRests came from and my hopes for how the platform could help people working in Education. There are many reasons that led to the creation of EdRests, below are just some of them. As a full-time head of department working […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes We caught up with Andrew Cowley, author of The Wellbeing Toolkit: Sustaining, supporting and enabling school staff, who shared his thoughts on affordable wellbeing, and not being recognised in Sainsburys (yet). What sparked your interest in school staff wellbeing? I suppose I have always had a deeply ingrained sense of fairness, something my grandmother instilled […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post from Jon of @EVCWeb. Whilst writing the last few blogs I have tried to, and probably failed to convey the condition of modern teaching as I see it. That can often be somewhat doom-ridden with daily reports of crisis, recruitment deficits, and a general atmosphere of malaise. This is not helped by […]
