Jun 7, 2020 | Build Resilience
Say hello to your brain. Is it your best friend, your worst enemy, or maybe just a bit of a stranger? A healthy, happy brain is key to your capacity to thrive. It’s tempting to think that all you need to do to be happy is isolate the part of the brain that deals... 
Oct 14, 2019 | Build Resilience
Have you ever found yourself replaying over and over the lesson that didn’t go well? Recalling the rude comment a student once made about your skill with technology every time you go to turn on the computer? Stewing over the one ‘even better if’ comment made as a... 
Sep 27, 2019 | Build Resilience
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory”. Dr Seuss What do you think of when you hear the word kindness? Maybe you remember a time when someone’s words or actions made your day, or even your week, brighter? We all know that... 
Jun 5, 2019 | Build Resilience
It’s the final term of the school year. Not long now and it’s the summer holidays! We should be feeling happy. SATS are done, GCSE and A-level exams are underway, if you teach Year 11 or 13 you might be lucky enough to have some precious ‘gained time’, and all of... 
Apr 21, 2019 | Build Resilience
A career in teaching is both rewarding and uniquely challenging. It doesn’t matter where, who or what you teach: the pace of change is rapid, the level of scrutiny is high and the workload can be punishing. So it is important that you prioritise taking care of... 
Apr 8, 2019 | Build Resilience, Happy Teachers
Is your job making you sick? The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has found that teachers endure greater job-related stress than other professionals and that one in five feel tense about their job, compared with 13% of those in similar... 