Investing in staff wellbeing in schools delivers benefits that extend far beyond individual staff members.

Discussing the Burnout Continuum with Rowena Hicks

Why are so many school leaders burning out and what can we do to stop it? Dr Helen Kelly shares hard truths and practical solutions.

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 about the importance of taking a strategic approach to bring meaningful improvement to staff and student wellbeing.

Underfunding in a high-burnout profession is impacting staff recruitment and retention globally. Ultimately, pupils and their families are being failed by the system.

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.

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.

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...

Earlier this week, I published the main findings from my research into  International School Teacher Wellbeing During the COVID 19 Crisis 2020-21. It is important to give teachers a voice and...

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...

There is a host of data from around the world which suggests that teachers and school leaders experience significantly more work-related stress than the general population and are more vulnerable...

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...