What we offer
Coronavirus update: We continue to be here to provide mental health and wellbeing support to all education staff.
Taking charge of your time
With yet another report demonstrating how much unpaid overtime the teaching profession puts in, Victoria Hewett shares her top tips for reclaiming your personal time one step at a time.
Biggest demand ever for emergency grants
2018 saw the biggest demand ever for our emergency financial grants from people working in education resulting in more than £300,000 given in almost 700 awards as reported in The Guardian.
The Duchess of Cambridge attends Education Support keynote
The Duchess of Cambridge attended The Royal Foundation’s Mental Health in Education conference which included a keynote speech from our CEO Sinéad Mc Brearty.
5 breakthroughs that made me a better teacher
In 2016 Victoria Hewett was emotionally shattered, physically exhausted and burntout. This piece is not about her breakdown however. It's about the things she's discovered along the way to recovery that have made her a better teacher and a better person.
Can SLT really improve teacher wellbeing?
Last year teacher Bonnie Harrington said teaching was broken and that there was nothing senior leaders could do about it. After recovering from an of episode of work-related stress, and moving schools, she's realised there is cause for optimism.
Marathon running for teachers in crisis
We're very grateful to Katy O'Connor, Headteacher of Lessness Heath Primary School. She is running the London Marathon to raise money to help ensure her fellow teachers and education staff can get support when they need it.
We need to change the sector's definition of teacher wellbeing
There’s been widespread acknowledgement about the need to make staff wellbeing a priority. Nevertheless the lack of clarity and consistency around what the term actually means risks limiting the progress that needs to take place.
How to cope with disruptive behaviour
The Teacher Wellbeing Index notes that disruptive and threatening behaviour is a key concern for teachers. Our CEO Julian Stanley offers some advice.
How to switch off from the classroom
Finding it impossible to switch off from work was a huge issue in our 2019 Teacher Wellbeing Index with many teachers saying it was the biggest reason they had a poor work/life balance. We look here at ways to switch off.
Teacher workload: how to stop it becoming overwhelming
One of the biggest issues our 2019 Teacher Wellbeing Index raised was the impact of workload on the stress levels of many teachers and educational professionals. Here are some ways to manage your workload so it’s less stressful and overwhelming.
Our Teacher Wellbeing Index highlights stress epidemic
Today sees the publication of our Teacher Wellbeing Index 2018, conducted in partnership with YouGov. This comprehensive and robust research highlights a stress epidemic and rising mental health issues across the entire UK education workforce.
Teachers share their wellbeing tips for the new academic year
As the new academic year begins we wanted to share teachers' #backtoschool tips. Let's hope these help make this year a positive one.