I am all for self-care but so many of us don’t have the capacity for this luxury. What if we used the word ‘exploitation’ in place of burnout? What if we changed the narrative? Read More
Tag: wellbeing
A PowerPoint Journal for Children: An Alternative To Writing
e, rewarding and reflective process but for some children who hate to write, well there’s no way you could get them to do it! Hopefully by using a PowerPoint they will find that it more acceptable than writing but with the same benefits. Read More
Adult Screen Time; A Different Perspective
There is so much bad press surrounding adult screen time and how it encourages you tune out of the world around you, meaning you are less present in your life. I am a firm believer in everything in moderation and although I don’t look at my phone at the table or while I’m talking to someone, sometimes, I do just enjoy mindlessly scrolling though feeds and posts. It was a guilty pleasure of mine, until I chose to forget the ‘guilt’ element. Read More
Teacher workload; are you a self-fulfilling prophecy?
We as educationalists are also our own worst enemies in expecting to live up to our own self-fulfilling prophecies, which we have imposed on ourselves by simply aspiring to be great teachers. Many are finding that they cannot keep up with the high output that both they themselves and the profession has expected of them. Read More
You’ve Escaped The Classroom….. But What Now?? By Sharon Cawley
escaped, left, walked – which ever way you want to look at it, you are about to have a rollercoaster of emotions. Many think it is simply going to be a sense of relief, a euphoria and then having stepped off the cliff, you float across to the next stage of your life and it is an extremely enviable position to be in. In many ways it is, but you will have high highs and lows lows because teaching isn’t a job – it is a vocation Read More
Using Marginal Gains To Improve Your New School Year
I love the concept of marginal gains, small increments of improvement which when added up make a positive change. We all have the ability to add some of these gains, however tiny, into our lives Read More
Time To Rest Plan: Dr Tina Rae
we generally overstretch ourselves in order to support our young people to the best of our ability. This often sets us on the path to burnout. Please read and follow Dr Tina’s advice this half term and beyond. Read More
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek2021 – Introducing @DarrellWakelam
@DarrellWakelam has a great job – He makes a living from sticking bits of paper and cardboard together to make things! He a freelance artist working with children of all ages. During Children’s Mental Health Week, he is encouraging children (and adults) everywhere to ditch the screens and get creative. Read More
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek: Inside Out day 3/2/21
What is Now and Beyond on Inside Out Day? On the 3rd February 2021, Now and Beyond will host the UK’s first Read More
Children’s Mental Health Week: 5 Wellbeing Warmups For Remote Teaching
It’s children’s mental health week next week and never has there been a more important time to focus on their (and our) wellbeing. Here’s some quick and easy activities with minimal resources to build into your day. Read More