Publications

Publications including "education"

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22nd October 2022
Is Underfunding and Staff Burnout Creating a Global Crisis in Special Education?
Underfunding in a high-burnout profession is impacting staff recruitment and retention globally. Ultimately, pupils and their families are being failed by the system.
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5th December 2020
Why Should Parents Care About School Leader Wellbeing?
The media is filled almost every day with reports of increased stress and mental health issues that schools are facing in the wake of the current pandemic crisis. Most focus...
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21
20th October 2020
Resilience Programmes – Are We Ignoring the Real Truth About Childhood Resilience?
Resilience has been a buzzword in education for the last 5-10 years but since the declaration of a global pandemic there has been a much greater focus on the importance...
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19th October 2020
The Myth of the Resilient Child
There has been a big conversation happening in the media over recent months about the potential impact of the COVID crisis on the emotional health of our young people. Some...
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23
6th October 2020
Leading Through a Pandemic: Building School Leader Resilience
The COVID 19 crisis is increasing the huge levels of stress already experienced by international school leaders. While some are thriving in the face of the challenge, many are overwhelmed...
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24
3rd October 2020
Leading Through a Pandemic: How Can We Support Middle Leader Wellbeing?
In my article  Are Schools Asking Too Much of Middle Leaders? I examined how the current COVID crisis is leaving many middle leaders exhausted and disillusioned with some close to burnout. Since...
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29
19th May 2019
The Epidemic of Workplace Stress Facing Women Educators
The current teacher strikes in New Zealand have brought into sharp relief the issues facing overworked and stressed educators around the world. On social media groups increasing stories are posted...
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30
12th May 2019
Overcoming Loneliness as an International School Leader
In a previous article,  The Loneliness of the International School Leader, I wrote about the professional and personal isolation of principals and heads around the world. We are built for social...
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32
10th March 2019
Why is the School Principal’s Role so Emotionally Draining?
There is considerable evidence that school leaders find their work stressful and that, for many, this is impacting on their individual wellbeing. A study into the recruitment and retention of...
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33
10th March 2019
Why Principal Wellbeing Should Matter to the Whole Community
Employees today, across a range of industries, are experiencing increased work-related stress. The intensification of work, as technology speeds up the movement of data and increases time and deadline pressures,...
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34
10th March 2019
Why are Middle Leaders in Schools so Stressed?
The demands on middle leaders in schools are increasing, accompanied by increased levels of stress. In the past, the middle leader role was often defined in one of two ways,...
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10th March 2019
Why Relationships Matter Most in Maximising School Leader Wellbeing
Research shows that the interpersonal demands placed on school leaders bring just as much stress, if not more, than the workload demands of having too much to do and not...
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