I am passionate
about teacher wellbeing because our health affects our students» health.
I'm here today at the University of Queensland in Brisbane to find out
about a teacher wellbeing study, looking at the impact of two stress interventions.
In his blog The Elephant In The (Staff) Room — Why We Need To Talk
About Teacher Wellbeing (The Huffington Post, 14th March 2017), Nick Haisman - Smith, Chief Executive at Family Links and the Nurturing Schools Network, makes the point that «it is impossible to support the social and emotional health of young people, if we as teachers do not attend to our own emotional health».
It would be interesting to gather similar data
about teacher wellbeing & bullying if teachers in schools.
In this episode of The Research Files we visit the University of Queensland to speak with Professor Annemaree Carroll and Dr Julie Bower, to find out
about a teacher wellbeing study looking at the impact of two stress intervention programs.
Not exact matches
Teachers who responded to the survey were asked
about their views and experiences on stress,
wellbeing and job satisfaction.
I lead Yoga Alliance certified yoga
teacher trainings, facilitate professional development workshops, and speak nationally
about the impact of yoga and mindfulness on the health and
wellbeing of children, adolescents and adults.
London
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Sussex
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teacher, personal trainer and massage therapist, helping to improve your health and
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Cambridge, UK
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teachers at a centre of excellence, in a city of excellence in the UK.
• Believe in the value of what you are teaching and make sure your students understand why it is important; so preparation is paramount • Show your students you care
about their
wellbeing and progress; that is your job; there is nothing they despise more than a
teacher who doesn't care • Admit when you don't know or when you're wrong; they need to see you're a learner too • Collaboration with your colleagues is powerful support and very rewarding.
«I want to compare the Danish and Australian experiences to try and highlight that actually what the students are saying — student voice —
about consistency,
about trustworthy
teachers making a difference to their classroom
wellbeing.
«The deep concerns of
teachers about the
wellbeing of pupils are evident in the motions, particularly in terms of special educational needs.
Head
teachers also need to provide sufficient guidance and advice
about health and
wellbeing for their staff, through well communicated formal policies.
We are aware that if a
teacher's
wellbeing is at its peak — its optimal —
teachers are going to walk into a classroom with a particular feel
about them; if they're rested, if they have a growth mindset, if they have an optimistic outlook on life, that's going to be evident in the classroom and the students will pick up on that.
By supporting psychological
wellbeing at this level, it seems clear that there is the potential to bring
about huge positive change, not only within the
teacher population, but also for students, schools and society as a whole.
«
Teachers» organisations in Australia, the UK and US are expressing concerns
about the impacts of students» behaviours on educators» health and
wellbeing, so that it is now considered a costly occupational problem,» he said.
Positive Group works in the education sector to bring
about a sustainable improvement in the psychological health,
wellbeing and resilience of
teachers.
[
Teachers can also] contact me
about recommendations of local businesses that may help in terms of massage or yoga or other opportunities for
wellbeing and mindfulness.»
We collected data from just over 600
teachers and asked them
about the three psychological needs,
wellbeing, and workplace motivation.
Over the last couple of years however, people have now started to think
about a
teacher's health and
wellbeing as a separate topic on its own.
What we then started to understand was that in engaging in discussions
about students on this particular subject matter,
teachers also reflected on their own health and
wellbeing.
Now there are not a lot of programs that are really focused on
teachers alone mainly because money is short, and many people also feel slightly nervous
about focusing only on
teachers or only on principals» health and
wellbeing.
That's why Principals Australia Institute is doing work on graduate
teachers and we're talking to them right from the beginning of their career
about looking after health and
wellbeing.
Dr Kevin Anthony Perry talks to
Teacher magazine
about a collaborative research project exploring classroom
wellbeing in Denmark.
Jo Mason, Director of Innovations and Professional Learning at the Principals Australia Institute, spoke to Education Matters magazine's Kathryn Edwards
about the importance of harnessing
teacher and principal health and
wellbeing in our schools, encouraging positive relationships and how principals can best deal with greater autonomy.
Teacher speaks to Associate Professor Gerry Redmond
about the Australian Child
Wellbeing Project, capturing student voice and the importance of focusing on the middle years of schooling.
So if principals and
teachers have health and
wellbeing themselves and they also have talked
about it in a conscious way, and just haven't accepted it exists, then they're likely to understand that some students come to school perhaps needing the school to bolster their health and
wellbeing in some way.
Quite often we find that principals and
teachers are talking
about intellectual things and if they're involved in very good strong relationships, very emotional things, but they also need to have a sense of their own physical health and
wellbeing.
The framework covers five key domains: professional culture; leadership; a focus on student learning,
wellbeing and engagement; a focus on improving professional knowledge and practice; and
teachers who think systematically
about their practice and learn from experience.
Teacher wellbeing is critical to student
wellbeing and if we are serious
about our children doing well we must cherish our
teachers, writes Dr Sue Roffey.
At the
teacher wellbeing symposium there was a sharp divide between educators who valued their school leaders and those who were in despair
about them.
Teaching and learning Teaching
about emotional health is another core facet of any school's approach, and there is advice for
teachers on teaching
about mental health and emotional
wellbeing; unsurprisingly, pupils are more likely to engage in lessons that focus on emotional
wellbeing if they are practical and relevant to them.
Most
teachers care
about children and their overall
wellbeing — they can see that at times this is at risk — they want the social and emotional aspects of students to be addressed.
In part two of our Q&A with educator Renata Grudic, we find out
about the tools and strategies being used to help
teachers at Sydney's Northern Beaches Secondary College (NBSC) build their resilience and
wellbeing.
They were asked
about what it's like to be an early career
teacher, what's rewarding and what's challenging
about their jobs, what impacts on their
wellbeing and what support they could use.
We look at how we can promote and protect healthy minds for both students and
teachers, and talk to three school principals
about what student
wellbeing means in their schools.
The DfE's own research found that classroom
teachers and «middle leaders» worked 54.4 hours on average during the reference week, and that heads are «concerned
about increasing workload which has a detrimental effect on the quality of teaching and
teachers»
wellbeing».
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Yet again we have shocking figures
about the toll the job is taking on the health and
wellbeing of
teachers and school leaders.
«At a time when we as a society are concerned
about the mental
wellbeing of our pupils, middle schools offer pupils a bridge between the world of primary and secondary schools within a relatively small setting where they are well known and form positive relationships with their
teachers,» he said.
YoungMinds provides useful handouts and resources
teachers can share with young people and families
about their mental health and
wellbeing.
Teachers — Making APPA available to students means a huge amount of information
about pupil
wellbeing can be generated outside classroom time.
Teacher wellbeing has been talked
about for a long time and is becoming a growing topic in many schools up and down the country, and rightly so.
Cambridge, UK
About Blog CAMYOGA is a Cambridge based non profit social enterprise created to benefit the health and
wellbeing of the people of Cambridge, and those from all over the world wishing to train as
teachers at a centre of excellence, in a city of excellence in the UK.
London
About Blog Senior yoga
teacher pilates
wellbeing pre & postnatal expertise trains others to become yoga
teachers.
Sussex
About Blog Yoga
teacher, personal trainer and massage therapist, helping to improve your health and
wellbeing through simple lifestyle changes, support and commitment.
• Demonstrated ability to assist in the creation and implementation of core lesson plans in accordance to set curriculum rules • Efficiently able to handle student arrivals and departures by carefully logging them in and out of the school premises • Well - versed in assisting the school office with administrative tasks such as record - keeping and file systems development • Proven record of managing student behavior within the classroom and ensuring that any untoward incident in school hallways is handled with discretion • Exceptionally well - versed in distributing assignments and resources and assisting students in understanding concepts taught in class • Deeply familiar with operating and maintaining equipment such as projectors and computers to assist in teaching endeavors • Qualified to handle the meal counting system and supervise students during meals and outdoor activities to ensure their safety and
wellbeing • Competent at monitoring student transition in hallways and communicating with
teachers about student behavior concerns • Focused on observing students in class and during outdoor activities to determine any signs of discomfort or distress and effectively communicating feedback to the lead
teacher
SOME SCHOOL, Fountain Hills, AZ Jan 2011 — May 2014 Preschool
Teacher • Developed preschool curriculum based on the individual needs of each student • Created and imparted lessons to teach preschoolers about basic language concepts • Monitored classroom activities to ensure safety and wellbeing of students • Worked with teacher aides to research for educational materials • Observed students for signs of distress or discomfort and addressed their issues immediately • Handled students» physical and emotional needs by providing them with support such as changing diapers and helping in eating lunch • Communicated observations to parents and provided advice on how to handle specific
Teacher • Developed preschool curriculum based on the individual needs of each student • Created and imparted lessons to teach preschoolers
about basic language concepts • Monitored classroom activities to ensure safety and
wellbeing of students • Worked with
teacher aides to research for educational materials • Observed students for signs of distress or discomfort and addressed their issues immediately • Handled students» physical and emotional needs by providing them with support such as changing diapers and helping in eating lunch • Communicated observations to parents and provided advice on how to handle specific
teacher aides to research for educational materials • Observed students for signs of distress or discomfort and addressed their issues immediately • Handled students» physical and emotional needs by providing them with support such as changing diapers and helping in eating lunch • Communicated observations to parents and provided advice on how to handle specific issues
«If a
teacher is concerned
about a student's
wellbeing, having a social work student in their class is like a direct line that they can ask all those kinds of questions that can be clarified quickly.»
Here you will find information
about communications technologies and social media and how to use them to support young people; reviews of current online services and interventions like ReachOut.com, MoodGym, and eCouch; interviews with mental health experts on their work; teaching resources and lesson ideas; and the Reach Out
Teachers Network which gives you access to self - paced online training on youth mental health and
wellbeing.