‘Wellbeing is not about fluffy, bolt-on things. At the heart of the teacher, wellbeing is a sense of professional integrity and trust.'
Emma Kell @thosethatcan Adrian Bethune @AdrianBethune
Headteacher’s and Teachers Well-being
New senior leader planner to help support leaders in the schools. www.headteachers.org
HeadteacherChat
Jon from Headteacherchat is offering a free 30 mins call.
https://headteacherchat.zohobookings.eu/#/customer/110015000000053116
QDP Services
QDP are the leading independent provider of questionnaire based feedback services to the UK Education & Skills Sector. Our wellbeing surveys are designed to specifically highlight areas of concern and drill down to uncover the source. We host the largest set of external comparison data which provides essential context to your results. Every survey includes easily digestible reporting, which provides recognized evidence for inspection, self-assessment, and improvement strategy. http://qdpservices.co.uk
School Advisory Service and National Governance Association
SAS Relaxation Podcast
Schools Advisory Service and National Governance Association have produced 'Promoting a culture of wellbeing in schools and trusts'.
Maria Brosnan
https://schooladvice.co.uk/sleep-well-in-troubled-times/
Education Support
The Education Support Partnership is a charity that supports teachers, and school leader. They do a fantastic job. A Headteacher Darren Morgan has written a blog about coping with the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/blogs/7-tips-headteachers-coping-coronavirus-pandemic
Free counselling for education staff
The 4 Rs to manage stress by @MrsHumanities
8 reasons to take part in Strides Against Stress
Bounce Together
Anna Freud
Anna Freud: Supporting Staff Wellbeing in Schools
Mind Charity
Headrest
https://www.headrestuk.co.uk/headwell
RECHARGING THE BATTERY Mariella Ardron @MariellaArdron
FROM THE HEART: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO Emma Marshall @MusicCPDandMore
To all headteachers Lisa Pettifer @Lisa7Pettifer
FINDING LOVE AND SANITY, EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THIS Maggie Farrar @FarrarMaggie
THAT SUNDAY FEELING ON A CONTINUOUS LOOP Narinder Gil @NarinderGill01
LEGACY Richard Gerver @richardgerver
Well Schools
Well Schools aims to help improve education outcomes by placing wellbeing at its very heart to support school staff, senior leaders and young people.
Blogs
Taking the temperature: wellbeing in a remote setting – Kat Howard
https://saysmiss.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/taking-the-temperature-wellbeing-in-a-remote-setting/
David Rushby from Nautilus Education
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:6758380424466198528/
Excellent blog by Emma Turner (@Emma_Turner75) about lightening the responsibilities of leaders.
Inspirational leader Jeremy Hannay of Three Bridges Primary School blogs about different aspects of leadership. No Ordinary Classroom a must-read for every leader.
Great blog by Professor Rachel Lofthouse - Sustaining a Vital Profession; the impact of Leadership Coaching in schools
The Positive Principal - Leading Through the Pandemic: Is School Leader Loneliness Increasing Under COVID?
A great blog by Dan Edwards
https://leadinginthenow.org/2020/11/02/repositioning-the-doughnuts/
Research
The Chartered College of Teaching offers a superb way for teachers to access research on a range of different topic, including wellbeing.
Podcasts
We Lead Well Podcast
Well being ideas by Dan Edwards.
https://podbean.com/ew/pb-3mhsx-f8241c…
Creating networks works! By Jonathan Coy @headteacherchat
Being Seen, with Zena Zenonos-Walker @ZenonosZena
Potential with Maria Richards @Infeducation
Growth, with Chris Harrison @MrHtheteacher
Investment, with Nicola Owen @spheonix78
Authenticity, with Matt Dechaine @mattdechaine
Naylor's Natter
Lisa Fathers - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mentally-healthy-schools-work-teaching-school-lisa/id1448601060?i=1000460865978
Bukky Yusuf - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/teacher5aday-week-and-teacher-wellbeing-with-bukky-yusuf/id1448601060?i=1000458161867
Halcyon Education Podcasts on Mental Health
https://halcyon.education/podcasts/
We are in Beta - Hannah Wilson - https://weareinbeta.substack.com/p/hannah-wilson-executive-headteacher
From Page to Practice Podcast - https://pagepracticepodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-12-stop-talking-about-wellbeing/
Great podcast by Professor Rachel Lofthouse - https://faculti.net/specialist-expertise-in-coaching-headteachers/
Don't Shoot the Deputies: Wellbeing Webinar 1 - Seeing wellbeing differently
What if our wellbeing wasn't so dependent on exterior factors? What if wellbeing is part of our make-up rather than something we have to chase?
#NCE Live Podcast 13 - Clive Leach - A focus on Wellbeing
Great conversation with Clive Leach & Dr Matt Silver exploring well being and how it can be successfully implemented into the fabric of your organisation.
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/nce-live/nce-live-podcast-13-clive-uDO8nEbC6oY/
Pivotal Education
Why wellbeing is more important than curriculum coverage with Adrian Bethune @AdrianBethune
Pursuit of Wellbeing by Maria Brosnan
Bukky Yusuf @rondelle10_b https://pursuitwellbeing.podbean.com/
Cornerstones Education
How to break the sleep stress cycle with teacher wellbeing expert, Maria Brosnan
Resources
Circle of Care by Dr Joy Taylor
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JwgVMmHotpTgTRh2dzqSQec3aSO1Fd5Y/view
CPD
Restorative Thinking
http://www.restorativethinking.co.uk/schools/restorative-practice-e-learning-cpd/
Books
Teacher Wellbeing & Self -Care @AdrianBethune
The Wellbeing Toolkit by @andrew_cowley23
Leaving Work at Work: A Practical Guide to Improving Work/life Balance for Educators by James Birchenough @Welleducators
People to follow on Twitter
@EdSupportUK - Educational Support Partnership
@DrRLofthouse - Professor of Teacher Education - Leeds Beckett University
@thosethatcan - Dr Emma Kell FCCT
@Saysmiss - Kat Howard
@AdrianBethune - Author of Teacher Well-being and Self-care
YouTube videos
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