Managing uncertainty in uncertain times

Managing how we deal with continuing uncertainties can be difficult. Mike Armiger, Independent Education and Mental Health Advisor, provides some practical advice to help teachers and education staff to cope effectively.

Results day and beyond: 5 ways to ease worries and refocus on your summer break

For results day, we spoke with Mary Bilton, our Staff Wellbeing Advisor in Wales who supports schools to improve staff mental health and school culture.  

Drawing on her experience as a teacher and advisor, Mary shares practical ideas to help staff manage unsettling emotions during results day and offers suggestions for ways leaders can support their teams.    

How can you foster workplace relationships and connection in your school? Practical tips from a Staff Wellbeing Advisor

Rocio, a Staff Wellbeing Advisor at Education Support, shares practical resources and tips drawn from her work with schools. These suggestions can help teachers and school leaders build a stronger sense of belonging, community and improve workplace relationships, during the school day.

Men’s Health Week: Supporting Men in Teaching

During Men’s Health Week headteacher Darren Morgan asks if it is time that we move to a place where men feel like they can share what is causing them stress and anxiety.

School leaders – do you make time to talk?

Taking time to talk about how you’re doing might help you stay well in the long run. It might help you build the resilience to meet the demands of your role, and have enough energy to meet the range of expectations you’re juggling. 

Teaching, fatherhood and mental health: how can we support parent-teachers?

Emma Sheppard, founder of The MTPT Project, a charity supporting parent-teachers, explores the unique challenges fathers working in education face, from mental health to paternity leave, and how schools and colleges can better support them.