Positive Young Minds and The Sweary SENCo are proud to support Education Support in their work for teacher wellbeing and mental health.

Here is the press release for their latest Teacher Wellbeing Index:

This year’s Teacher Wellbeing Index includes new insights on the impact of pupil and parent behaviour on staff morale and wellbeing. Staff are increasingly experiencing challenging behaviour across the school and college community, which is negatively affecting their mental health.

Our report outlines key recommendations for change for UK education departments. Please find a summary of our key findings below:

• 82% of the workforce who told us that challenging behaviour by pupils and students had increased, said this negatively affected their mental health and wellbeing
• 70% who report a similar increase in challenging interactions with parents said it had the same effect on their mental health
• 84% of staff who told us that that verbal or physical abuse by pupils or students has increased believe it is due to a lack of provision for students’ physical, emotional, and mental health needs

Staff also report that a lack of support from wider public services is negatively affecting their morale, how well they feel they can do their job, and their ability to switch off after work. Of those who report public bodies offer no support to their pupils and students:

·       66% feel this negatively affects their mental health and wellbeing

·       66% feel this negatively affects their ability to switch off from work

·       71% feel this negatively affects their job satisfaction

See more at: https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/resources/for-organisations/research/teacher-wellbeing-index/

Read the full Teacher Wellbeing Index report here:

Find out more about how Education Support impacts teachers in Wales:

If you or a colleague are struggling, please refer to Education Support’s website:

https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/

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