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The world can be a pretty stressful place and stress is a natural thing. It exists to sharpen our senses, allowing us to can act quickly, get out of danger or do something important. The problem comes when people are stressed all the time. When stress is compounded upon stress like a giant balancing act …
What is The Healthy Teacher Project? Mal Krishnasamy is an education consultant and leadership coach. She has worked as the head of history, been part of a school's senior team and the management team of a multi-academy trust. I love talking with people like Mal who have stepped away from classroom teaching because their perspectives …
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What is The Healthy Teacher Project? Charlotte is an English teacher at a comprehensive secondary school in the Cotswolds where she's taught for five years. She's now the Associate Head of English. We talk about how Charlotte has recently made more of an effort to keep physically fit and how that investment in her health …
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What is The Healthy Teacher Project? Sian Rowland is a freelance trainer, advisor and writer. Much of her work surrounds creating teaching resources for education and other businesses. She was a primary school teacher for a number of years, before moving into leadership, before becoming an advisor for the Local Education Authority before working for …
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What is The Healthy Teacher Project? In this interview, I talk with David Keyte, an NQT primary school teacher currently teaching year 4. David gives a fascinating insight into what it means to be a healthy teacher because he's relatively new to the profession, working for a number of years in recruitment before retraining. It's …
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What is The Healthy Teacher Project? In this interview, I talk with Catherine Parker, currently a Secondary English RQT but with 15 years previous experience in the classroom as a teaching assistant. Catherine's positivity is infectious - she talks about the surprises of being a new teacher, how she copes with it, and why it's …
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What is The Healthy Teacher Project? In this interview, I talk with Laura Oliver, a Primary school teacher and middle leader, who's currently teaching year 5. Laura tweets at @insightsinlearn and has her own blog at www.insightsinlearning.com. Laura talks about the physical and mental demands of the job, how important it is to find a healthy balance …
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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Mental health is something that affects everyone. Some people are more resilient, some cope better, but everyone needs to be aware of their own mental health and the mental health of others. Teaching can be draining, tiring, fatiguing and knackering - it's important to know how to deal with stress, anxiety and exhaustion when …
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As teachers our health should always be the most important thing, right? How many times have heard, or yourself said: “I would phone in sick but I have an important lesson to teach tomorrow?" How often is your sleep, mealtimes or exercise regime affected by your teaching workload? Listen to this post here: The …
