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Ideas to support staff and pupil wellbeing at the time of Covid

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As the Covid-19 pandemic rumbles on, the emotional impact for both teachers and students continues to be a huge cause for concern. Matt Bromley considers some practical strategies we can employ to offer support in the coming months


More than half of teachers say that their mental health has declined as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown and wider pandemic.

A report from teacher wellbeing charity Education Support (2020) included a survey of more than 3,000 teachers from all types of school and found that 52 per cent have seen a decline in mental health or wellbeing.

And the issue is not only affecting staff, of course. A wealth of research in the past six months, much of it reported in SecEd, has highlighted the threats to students’ wellbeing since the first national lockdown in March.

For example, research by the Prince’s Trust has found that more than a quarter of young people felt unable to cope with life amid the pandemic and almost a third had had panic attacks. More than a third said they were struggling to think clearly.

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