Tens of thousands of teachers quit every year due to poor wellbeing and work/life balance. Across two episodes, we look at what schools can do practically to support the wellbeing of teaching staff and what teachers themselves can do to protect their wellbeing.

In part one, our experts discuss how to create a whole-school culture of staff wellbeing, including mentally healthy working environments, the pillars of psychological safety, how to bring wellbeing into the everyday, and emotionally literate leadership.

We consider how line managers can support colleagues and spot problems, the role of staff wellbeing leaders, how schools should respond if staff are struggling, and what teachers can do themselves, including how to say no, sleep properly, and prioritise personal time.

A webpage featuring a range of Education Support resources relating to the topics discussed in the podcast can be found here.

Part two of this episode is due out on November 9 and will feature Peter Radford, who left the profession in 2016 after a breakdown and burn-out. Peter now supports others with issues relating to staff wellbeing. We hear Peter’s story and get some powerful and practical advice for schools and colleagues alike. You can find this episode here.

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