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Coronavirus update: We continue to be here to provide mental health and wellbeing support to all education staff.
The importance of kindness during a pandemic
In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week's 2020 theme of kindness, Adrian Bethune looks at why kindness and compassion are more important now more than ever and how it can be best cultivated in schools and colleges.
Should I stay or should I go?
The resignation deadline, usually a key date in any school calendar and the source of much self-questioning and staffroom speculation has barely featured for obvious reasons. Emma Kell looks at the pros and cons of changing job during the current pandemic.
Coronavirus: impact on teacher wellbeing as school uncertainties continue
Our latest research has revealed the deep impact the Coronavirus crisis is having on the wellbeing and mental health of our teachers, highlighting the pressing need for support. Over half of the calls to our confidential helpline are now related to Coronavirus.
Coronavirus: how education staff are being affected
There is a wide range of issues affecting individuals within the education workforce right now. Some of those are common to the general population, some are specific to educators. Here is what we are hearing from teachers and education staff.
Coronavirus: diary of a headteacher part 2
As school closures and lockdown continues headteacher Darren Morgan looks at what is causing educators the most anxiety at this time and the strategies he and his staff are using to cope.
How managers can support staff amidst this crisis
Sinéad Mc Brearty, CEO of Education Support, discusses how headteachers, school and college leaders and managers can best support and motivate staff during this national crisis.
Finding meaning in difficult times
It’s too soon to tell how this pandemic is going to shape our world, our futures and our education system. There is however, the potential for a better and brighter future argues Adrian Bethune.
Coronavirus: take a breath and be realistic about what you can do
Sinéad Mc Brearty, CEO of Education Support, looks at how the coronavirus is affecting education staff and asks us all to take a breath and be realistic about what we can do.
Meet Barry the vulnerable teacher in isolation
Barry has a health condition that makes him 'vulnerable' and is teaching from self-isolation. His experiences described here are based on true stories shared with Emma Kell by different teachers in the last fortnight.
Coronavirus: diary of a headteacher
A warts and all account of how one headteacher is coping with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis and subsequent school closures.
The rules have changed, but the values are stronger than ever
We are all trying to grapple with the new normal especially educators who have a strong desire to make a difference. How can they get used to the new world we now inhabit asks Emma Kell.
7 tips for headteachers coping with the coronavirus pandemic
As headteacher Darren Morgan copes with looking after his school during the coronavirus pandemic, he shares his 7 tips for headteachers and leaders on how to face this incredibly challenging situation.