Nadia Buckus
Continued from ‘Reducing educator stress – part one’
Talk about stress with colleagues: Schools need to encourage a dialogue about workload and stress management.
READ PART ONE: BLOG: Reducing educator stress – part 1
Begin your day calmly: Sit for two minutes before your pupils arrive in the morning and play some relaxation music. Take full deep breaths. Visualise the day ahead going as well as possible and see yourself choosing to respond with calm to each child, teacher and situation you are faced with throughout the day.
Prioritise: Make a list of the things that are important to you and decide when you are going to give them some time.
Take a step back: Remember, you may enjoy it, but school is work. It’s great to enjoy your job, which means that at first you won’t resent all the extra time you put into it. But if you keep on putting that extra effort in, you will start to resent it.
Thank you to teachers who are kind, compassionate and build up our children, even when it’s difficult. You are truly worth your weight in gold.
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