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Wellbeing & workload: Feeling overwhelmed?

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Teachers can often struggle to maintain good mental health and wellbeing. There is expert support out there, but Sophie Howells urges you not to wait until you are already in crisis

Over the last year, the Education Support Partnership has experienced the highest number of calls ever to its emotional support helpline.

In March alone, the charity managed 1,156 cases, making it the busiest month the confidential helpline has ever experienced. At the same time, our specially trained and accredited counsellors reported that many of the calls they were receiving were from those already experiencing a crisis.

The demand for the service from education professionals reflects the findings of our Teacher Wellbeing Index 2018, in which 76 per cent of education professionals told us that they have experienced behavioural, psychological or physical symptoms due to their work (this compares to 60 per cent of UK employees overall, according to Business in the Community’s 2017 Mental Health at Work research).

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