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Supporting education staff

5 ways managers can support education staff

In this short video ​our CEO Sinéad Mc Brearty outlines 5 ways that headteachers, school and college leaders and managers can best support teachers and education staff during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

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School leaders’ wellbeing pilot service

Our research indicates the headteachers are under particular stress at this time. In response we are piloting two types of mental health and wellbeing support targeted at heads: peer-to-peer support and individual supervision. 

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Telephone support & counselling

No matter what you’re going through, we’re always here for you, day or night, all the time. Call us now.

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Managing uncertainty in uncertain times

Managing the many uncertainties caused by the pandemic can be difficult. Mike Armiger provides some practical advice for teachers and education staff to help you to cope more effectively.

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How to talk to colleagues about mental health and wellbeing

The skills to have healthy conversations about mental health and wellbeing are key to creating a culture where people feel valued, cared for and supported.

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Spotting the signs of poor mental health and wellbeing

If the signs of stress, anxiety and poor mental health can be spotted early this can allow teachers and education staff to get help and so not have to get to a point where they become physically sick, burnt out or have to be signed off with stress. 

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Secondary trauma

The emotional impact of the pandemic will be enormous. Psychotherapist Ben Amponsah discusses the effects that teachers and education staff may encounter related to secondary traumatic stress, in themselves or in colleagues, and ways of dealing with it.

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Covid-19 and the classroom: working in education during the coronavirus pandemic

Our research report investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of education staff. It reveals a profession feeling unsupported and unappreciated.

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Wellbeing of higher education staff

Our CEO Sinéad Mc Brearty is joined by Professor Gail Kinman, Birkbeck, University of London, an occupational health psychologist and leading light on research on wellbeing in the higher education workforce. They discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the wellbeing of higher education staff and what can be done to support them. 

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Staff wellbeing in FE: In conversation with: Nick Juba CEO Greater Brighton Metropolitan College

In the first of our ‘in conversation’ videos, Education Support’s CEO Sinéad Mc Brearty speaks with Nick Juba, CEO of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College about his perspective on staff wellbeing issues in further education.

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Teacher Wellbeing Index 2020

Education Support's annual Teacher Wellbeing Index provides a comprehensive and robust insight into the mental health and wellbeing of all educational professionals throughout the UK. This year's report shows more UK teachers than ever are experiencing symptoms that can lead to depression and anxiety, in a significant rise on previous levels.