Teacher Wellbeing – Breathe Education

As a new year and a new term begin, it’s the perfect opportunity for teachers to prioritize mental health—both their own and their students’. The return to school after the holidays can bring a mix of emotions, from excitement to anxiety, for everyone in the classroom.

As educators, creating a calm, supportive environment where students feel safe and valued can help ease the transition. Similarly, taking time to focus on your well-being is essential for sustaining energy and resilience throughout the term. Whether it’s setting small, achievable goals for self-care or building in moments to connect with colleagues, every effort matters.

Remember, fostering mental health isn’t just about responding to challenges; it’s about creating habits and environments that promote balance, understanding, and growth for all. Let’s start this term with kindness and mindfulness, ensuring we’re ready to navigate whatever the months ahead may bring.

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Teacher wellbeing is an important aspect of a whole school approach to mental wellbeing and resilience. High teacher well being, along with good quality student-teacher relationships leads to increased wellbeing and high levels of school connectedness in children and young people. There are various resources linking into whole school approaches to mental health, wellbeing and resilience being the most effective strategy for engaging students and ensuring that children and young people are well supported.

We’ve pulled together information on some of the key areas around teacher wellbeing looking at some background and recommendations around school environment and wellbeing, spotting signs of stress and understanding and managing stress.

Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP) have collated a variety of resources to increase wellbeing across the whole school. Young Minds have also put together information on how to create a resilient community using a whole school approach to wellbeing.

Our resources section provides links to a number of tips and tricks for managing stress, avoiding burnout and how to talk to each other about mental health and wellbeing.