Wellbeing
Too Stressed to Sleep?
At a recent well-being teacher training session, I uncovered a serious can of worms when I asked the staff about the quality and quantity of their sleep. It was shocking. Not one member of staff was getting enough sleep, never mind quality sleep! Did you know that less than 6 hours sleep affects your coordination, reaction times and judgement? (British Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine)
Blog entry published on Fri, 10/05/2013 - 15:14Kathryn Lovewell's Festive Top Tips for a Relaxed Christmas
The Christmas holiday is your time to rest and recharge for next year, but Christmas itself can be stressful too. Resilience coach Kathryn Lovewell offers advice on how to keep festive tension at bay.
Blog entry published on Thu, 20/12/2012 - 09:50Kathryn Lovewell’s ten top tips for teachers
Teaching can be an exhausting job but there are moments of pure joy. How can teachers make the most of those? Wellbeing specialist Kathryn Lovewell gives us her tips for staying happy while working as a school teacher.
Blog entry published on Mon, 01/10/2012 - 00:00Teacher Support Network helps to launch 'Every Teacher Matters'
Teachers can work so hard, they can burn out within a year. This was the shocking message from education author Kathryn Lovewell, speaking to a packed room of educationalists at the launch of her book Every Teacher Matters.
Feature published on Wed, 19/09/2012 - 15:42Help us to review teacher wellbeing
Get involved in the design and governance of a national review on teacher wellbeing.
News published on Thu, 28/06/2012 - 11:56"Teachers don't know what stress is"
Comments from Julian Stanley further to recent press regarding teacher stress.
News published on Fri, 11/05/2012 - 00:00Boredom “is the new stress”
Boredom "is the new stress" and affects almost everyone in the workplace, a study by the University of Central Lancashire has revealed.
News published on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 00:00Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
"Imagine being in the shower with someone repeatedly throwing mud over your head every time you finish washing. That is what living with OCD feels like."
Blog entry published on Wed, 25/04/2012 - 16:53The launch of ‘happy schools’
A new chain of 'happy schools' with wellbeing at the heart of the curriculum have been launched to improve student mental health, behaviour and attainment.
News published on Mon, 23/04/2012 - 00:00Research into the evidence on teacher wellbeing
The purpose of this review was to evaluate the evidence available about teacher wellbeing. It used documentary analysis of the relevant literature and interviews with 31 stakeholders or experts to explore concepts and arguments about teacher wellbeing, conditions under which it is promoted or undermined, effectiveness of different kinds of support and the influence of teacher wellbeing on student achievement. It also examined the ways in which teachers’ work-related “wellbeing” has been construed.
Feature published on Sat, 14/02/2009 - 10:44Pages
