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Category: Educator Wellbeing

Know Your Worth: UPS Pay for UPS Teachers

Know Your Worth: UPS Pay for UPS Teachers

Posted on December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 by L.How

Teachers are trying to escape untenable workloads, toxic cultures, or leadership that’s worn them down – but far too many Read More

Posted in Educator Wellbeing, Leadership Tagged main payscale, teacher, teacher pay, ups
Stop Branding School Culture. Start Hearing It.

Stop Branding School Culture. Start Hearing It.

Posted on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by L.How

By Dr Jon Morris In recent years, we’ve seen a growing trend of reducing culture to neat, one-word slogans to Read More

Posted in Articles, Educator Wellbeing, Leadership Tagged leader, leadership, school culture, slt, staff wellbeing, teacher 1 Comment
The Call for Compassionate Leadership

The Call for Compassionate Leadership

Posted on April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 by L.How

By Anne Kyle I had the job many people aspire to. An executive leadership role in education, earning over £90,000 Read More

Posted in Articles, Educator Wellbeing, Leadership Tagged compassionate, leadership, lockdown, mental health, slt, staff wellbeing, wellbeing
What Makes a Sweary SENCo? Volume 1

What Makes a Sweary SENCo? Volume 1

Posted on April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 by L.How

10 Witty (but Worryingly Honest) reasons which highlight our current challenges. Each week, I ask SENCos in my Facebook Group Read More

Posted in Articles, Educator Wellbeing, Leadership, SENCo, SEND specific Tagged senco
Education Support's Teacher Wellbeing Index 2024

Education Support’s Teacher Wellbeing Index 2024

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by L.How

Positive Young Minds and The Sweary SENCo are proud to support Education Support in their work for teacher wellbeing and Read More

Posted in Educator Wellbeing Tagged education support, mental health, staff wellbeing, teacher, wellbeing
The Menopause Has Got Me!

The Menopause Has Got Me!

Posted on September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 by L.How

I rarely share my personal ‘stuff’ but… Please read on for a tongue in cheek account of what is going Read More

Posted in Educator Wellbeing, Personal Blogs Tagged health, menopause, teacher, women's health
Life After Teaching Self-Employment Ideas

Life After Teaching Self-Employment Ideas

Posted on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 by L.How

If you’ve decided to give up the teaching game, but you don’t want to retire into a quiet life just Read More

Posted in Articles, Educator Wellbeing Tagged life after teaching, self-employment
The Seven Types of Rest

The Seven Types of Rest

Posted on January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 by L.How

It is now understood that there are various types of rest that experts and researchers recognise as essential for maintaining Read More

Posted in Articles, Educator Wellbeing Tagged burnout, rest, teacher, wellbeing
15 Teacher Money Saving Tips

15 Teacher Money Saving Tips

Posted on September 25, 2023September 30, 2023 by L.How

Teachers often have to manage their finances carefully, as teaching can be a rewarding but financially challenging profession. If you Read More

Posted in Articles, Educator Wellbeing Tagged cost of living, finance, loan, staff wellbeing, teacher
5 Top Tips to Support Your Staff at the End of Term (Via Nexus)

5 Top Tips to Support Your Staff at the End of Term (Via Nexus)

Posted on July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 by L.How

The days are hot and long, it’s not quite late enough in the term to abandon lessons for extra rounders, Read More

Posted in Articles, Educator Wellbeing Tagged end of term, headteacher, slt, staff wellbeing
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