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.
