Wellbeing

DfE Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The Tail Wagging The Dog

10th February 201910th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1985 Views 3 Comments accountability, Book looks, Chicken and Rice, Department for Education, Dog, Graded Lessons, haircuts, Intervention, leadership, Marking, Mobile Phones, Ofsted, Outstanding, Parenting, Parents, parents' evenings, Pizzas, Postcode, Poverty, Requires Improvement, School Inspection, Wellbeing, Work Scrutiny, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What silly reasons drive good people out of the teaching profession?

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Podcasts Students Teaching and Learning 

Podcast 39: How Can You Make Your Students Feel Seen?

9th February 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 1181 Views 0 Comments #TTkitPodcast, EdTech, Education Reform, Flip the System, GES Forum Dubai, Global Teacher Prize, Interview, Jelmer Evers, Podcast, school reform, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute What small things help students know they’re important?

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Mental Health Psychology Staff Well Being 

Time To Talk With Natasha Devon

7th February 20196th February 2019 Holly Gardner 1061 Views 0 Comments BBC, burnout, Coventry University London, Damian Hinds, Funding, Natasha Devon, Stress, Teacher Recruitment, teacher retention, The Guardisn, Time to Change, Time To Talk Day, Wellbeing, wellness

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you speak up about mental health?

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Podcasts Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

Podcast 38: Why Can Quitting Make You A Better Teacher?

2nd February 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 1000 Views 0 Comments #slowhealthchat, #TTkitPodcast, andy milne, Chicago, community, leaving teaching, Podcast, quit, Quit Teaching, send a teacher, University of Chicago, USA, Vic Goddard, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute Why can quitting teaching make you want to be a teacher even more?

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Behaviour CPD Teaching and Learning 

CPD Picks of The Month

1st February 20191st February 2019 Holly Gardner 1003 Views 1 Comment #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, Behaviour, conflict management, Differentiation, diversity, Half-Term, holiday, inclusion, Northern Rocks, NQTs, random acts of kindness, Relax, Research, Resources, Safer Internet Day, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What’s been popular on the blog in January?

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Psychology Staff Well Being Workload 

Workload: Are Teachers Just Too Greedy?

25th January 201922nd January 2019 John Dabell 2047 Views 1 Comment ambition, Barbara Mistick, Carl Hendrick, Greed, Jim Smith, Karie Willyerd, lazy teachers, overwork, Peter Gronn, Wellbeing, wellness, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is teaching a job with a consumption problem?

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Pastoral Students Teaching and Learning 

8 Tips For Becoming A Teacher Role Model

21st January 201921st January 2019 Fabian Darku 1893 Views 1 Comment @SteeleThoughts, Decipher model, energy, Feedback, imperfection, in loco parentis, inspiration, Jeanette Kwakye, motivation, Reflection, responsibility, role model, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can we be the best role models for our students?

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Mental Health Recruitment Staff Well Being 

5 Things I Learned From Quitting Teaching

14th January 201916th January 2019 Andy Milne 5312 Views 8 Comments Attrition, breakdown, burnout, Mental Health, quit, Quit Teaching, Relationships, Resignation, Retention, Staffing, Stress, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What did I learn from quitting my teaching job?

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Leadership Pastoral Students 

5 Tips For Succeeding As A Head of Year

7th January 20195th January 2019 Dan Hallsworth 4453 Views 2 Comments counsellor, Expectations, Head of Year, listening, Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, Mental Health, Pastoral, prioritise, Relationships, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you have what it takes to be a Head of Year?

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Leadership The 5 Minute Series Workload 

15 Workload Tips For Schools

6th January 201929th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3099 Views 0 Comments 5 Minute Lesson Plan, 5MinChangePlan, 5MinSeries, Attrition, Continued Professional Development, Department for Education, Emails, James Callaghan, Marking, Ruskin College, Stratgey, The 5 Minute Workload Plan, Wellbeing, Workload, world economic forum

Reading Time: 2 minutes What will your school do this year to reduce teacher workload?

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Blogging Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

The Most-Read Blogs of The Year

30th December 201829th December 2018 Holly Gardner 1009 Views 0 Comments #MarkPlanTeach, 2018, 5 Minute Lesson Plan, Assembly, educational fads, ICT, Marking, Parents, Research, Resilience, Revision, Top Blogs, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute What have been the most-read blogs of the year?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

365 Characteristics Of Good Teachers

26th December 201831st December 2018 John Dabell 8643 Views 6 Comments Assessment, Characteristics of Effective Learning, child-centred, Learning, Outstanding, Professional development, superpowers, teaching, The Policy Exchange, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 9 minutes Are you a good teacher?

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Blogging Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

The Top 12 Blogs of 2018

24th December 201824th December 2018 Holly Gardner 1110 Views 0 Comments 2018 review, Assessment, Damian Hinds, deadly sins, Differentiation, leadership, Marking, Parents, Reading List, Research, Revision, Secretary of State for Education, Sexual Abuse, Stickability, teaching strategies, Top Blogs, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What have you been reading over the last 12 months?

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Mental Health Seasonal Staff Well Being 

6 Home Wellbeing Tips For Christmas

19th December 201819th December 2018 Fabian Darku 1392 Views 0 Comments break, burn out, Christmas, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Health, holiday, Improving Access to Psychological Therapy’ (IAPT)., Mental Health, organisation, planning, recreation, Tyrese Gibson, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we look after ourselves over Christmas?

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Mental Health Seasonal Staff Well Being 

It’s Christmas Crackers Being A Teacher

17th December 201817th December 2018 John Dabell 1517 Views 0 Comments chocolate, Christmas, Christmas jumpers, Christmas production, Elf, finishing line, Scrooge, Stress, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes How will you survive the week before Christmas?

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Behaviour Mental Health Students 

To Smile Or Not To Smile?

13th December 201813th December 2018 James Manwaring 819 Views 0 Comments Culture, Difficult Conversations, happiness, leadership, observation, Parents, Parents' Evening, Performance Management, science of smiling, smile, smiling, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you smile enough?

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Seasonal Staff Well Being Workload 

6 Tips For End Of Term Wellbeing

11th December 201814th December 2018 Fabian Darku 1794 Views 2 Comments break, Christmas, Doug Lemov, Library, Management, Mark-Plan-Teach, organisation, parental engagement, planning, Susan Wallace, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we protect our wellbeing in the run up to Christmas?

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