Insights

Burnout occurs from a highly demanding work or life pressure, which can significantly impact your levels of energy, concentration, and joy.

School workplaces need to provide their employees with work environments that are safe and support their mental wellbeing.

Giving can be a constructive, healthy and satisfying way to work, and can be especially worthwhile in Term 4.

An effective way of safeguarding and strengthening wellbeing in the coming term is to consider harnessing the process of habits.

Compassion is visible every day in schools around Australia – students with students, staff with students, and staff with each other.

Let’s dive into the experience of stress a little more. It’s helpful to distinguish between stressors and our individual stress response.

Our wellbeing is worth protecting – it is a precious resource that takes longer to restore than to maintain.

Below you’ll find recent research about what works in supporting staff wellbeing and building positive, authentic school cultures.

This study investigated whether school staff experienced secondary traumatic stress following student suicide and suicidal behaviour.

School life is all encompassing, but the research is clear we need recovery time and experiences to maintain our performance and wellbeing.

Compassion has been described as concern for the wellbeing of others (Cosley et.al, 2010) which, alongside learning, are central to the work of school staff.

The Art of Teaching: Important conversations with the best minds in education and leadership.