Discussing the Burnout Continuum with Rowena Hicks

How can school leaders make changes to the school environment to help prevent staff burning out?

Discussing how burnout is not a condition of the individual but of the environment in which we work.

Talking with John Mikton about the causes of educator burnout

Discussing learnings from my research on how schools should approach employee wellbeing.

Studies show that workload is the single biggest contributor to the burnout of teaching staff in schools.  Yet despite increasing interest in improving the wellbeing of staff, many schools seem reluctant to address workload effectively.

As we start another school year in the northern hemisphere I reflect back on the hundreds of conversations I have had over the last twelve months with educators...

Back in September 2020 in my article Is an Epidemic of COVID Burnout Awaiting our School Leaders?  I shared my own experiences of an occupational burnout diagnosed the year before. I also...