In this episode, we consider how schools can support the good mental health and wellbeing of their teachers who are returning after the Covid-19 lockdown. We also offer tips to school staff themselves on keeping mentally healthy.
Topics include bereavement, talking about mental health, spotting the signs, NQTs, anxiety, tips to help, whole-school advice & more. The podcast features:
- Sinéad McBrearty, the CEO of Education Support, a UK charity dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of the education workforce.
- Sean Harris, a former school leader who now works with schools across the North as part of his role as North East Director for Ambition Institute. Sean regularly writes for SecEd and is a published author in the fields of education and youth work. He is also a school governor.
- Nansi Ellis is the assistant general secretary, in charge of education policy and research, at the National Education Union.
This podcast – which was produced with the kind support of the National Education Union – complements SecEd’s recent series of 12-page Back to School Guides, which can be downloaded for free at https://bit.ly/SecEd-Back2School
Also published in this series is our recent Back to School podcasts on Student Wellbeing (available at https://bit.ly/2YzYutD), Teaching & Learning (available at https://bit.ly/3mT3q7B), and Remote Education & Edtech (available at https://bit.ly/3jF3aH8)
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