What If Your Worth Was Never Meant to Be Earned?

I was recently speaking with a group of nursery leaders and asked them a simple question.

"If you had £100 to spend on something that would improve your team's wellbeing, what would you choose?"

I expected answers about resources, training or equipment. Instead, people spoke about creating opportunities to connect, laugh together and help staff feel valued. It reminded me that, although budgets matter, feeling appreciated often matters far more.

It also made me reflect on how easily we measure our own worth by what we achieve. In education, there's always another task, another deadline or another person who needs our support. Over time, we can begin to believe that our value comes from how much we do rather than who we are.

The problem is that the work is never finished. If our worth depends on our workload, we'll never feel we've done enough.

I remember leaving school one day, I was last to leave (again), not having finished my to-do list, feeling a bit frustrated and worried. I arrived home and the worry sat with me through the evening, even interrupted my sleep. Does that resonate?

Perhaps that's the question we need to ask ourselves.

Have we started believing that our worth has to be earned?

I'd love to hear your thoughts. Do you think too many people in education measure their value by their workload?

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