Publications

Publications including "school wellbeing"

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18th May 2023
Live Podcast ISLECIS Loft
In this session Dr Helen Kelly, school wellbeing expert and author of School Leaders Matter: Preventing Burnout, Managing Stress and Improving Wellbeing will discuss what educators can do to maximise their workplace wellbeing and avoid burnout.
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5th November 2022
Improving Workplace Culture in Schools Part 2: Belonging
Workplace belonging is a key component of a positive workplace culture. Schools foster belonging when they unite staff around a shared purpose and create an environment where everyone feels accepted, respected and recognised.
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24th September 2022
Why Schools Should do More to Improve Workplace Culture
Research from around the world shows that staff working in schools have lower levels of wellbeing and higher levels of burnout than the general population.
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18th August 2021
Why Schools Should Take Teacher Burnout More Seriously
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...
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10th April 2021
International School Teacher Wellbeing During the COVID 19 Crisis 2020-21
I provide schools and other organisations with the inspiration, knowledge and tools to maximise the wellbeing of their whole community.
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26th March 2021
Teaching Through the Pandemic – What Has Been Most Challenging For International School Teachers?
This is the third article in my series on international school teacher wellbeing during the COVID 19 crisis, based upon a survey which I conducted in January and February 2021....
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11th March 2021
Should Schools be Responsible for Addressing the Child Mental Health Crisis?
Schools around the world are becoming the front-line for dealing with child mental health issues, yet should this be the case and if so are governments providing schools with the...
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30th January 2021
How Do Schools Develop an Effective Staff Wellbeing Policy?
In my last article  What are the Most Effective Steps Schools Can Take to Support Teachers’ and Leaders’ Mental Health and Wellbeing? I listed nine steps that schools can take to determine...
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9th January 2021
How Can School Leaders Support Staff With Mental Health Concerns?
The mental health of educators is a growing concern around the world. One in twenty UK teachers now report mental health problems lasting more than 12 months and half of...
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13th December 2020
School Leader Wellbeing During the COVID 19 Pandemic – The 2020 Report
I provide schools and other organisations with the inspiration, knowledge and tools to maximise the wellbeing of their whole community.
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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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22nd November 2020
School Leader Wellbeing Survey Reveals Worrying Pandemic Stress Levels
Many thanks to all those 721 school leaders around the world who took part in my online survey last month. I have prepared an infographic to share the highlights. A...
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5th November 2020
How Can School Leaders Manage Increased Community Anxiety During the Second Lockdown?
As Germany, France and the UK move into new national lockdowns this week, the decision has been taken to keep schools open. Anxiety among teaching staff and parents...
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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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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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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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26th September 2020
Leading Through a Pandemic: Are Schools Asking Too Much of Middle Leaders?
The COVID crisis has brought new and unexpected demands for already overburdened middle leaders in schools around the world. Middle leaders are the linchpins holding our schools together but a...
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10th September 2020
Leading Through the Pandemic-Is a Sense of Over-responsibility Harming School Leaders?
In my doctoral research “International Schools as Emotional Arenas: Facing the Leadership Challenges in a German Context” (2017) an emerging theme that went largely unexplored was the heightened sense of...
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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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