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Education speaker, author, coach
Beat Burnout and Thrive.
7 ways to beat teacher burnout and thrive.
This is for a longer session to cover all 7 keys.
Teachers often become so immersed in their roles that they lose sight of their personal identity, leading to burnout and questioning their purpose.
By maintaining a balance between personal and professional life, educators can foster creativity and set healthy boundaries, ensuring that their enthusiasm remains sustainable.
Approachable leadership and a focus on individual and team strengths can create a thriving, supportive environment where both staff and pupils feel safe and valued.
The silent adversary: the impact of stress and school staff.
Current research shows that around 80% of school staff experience significant stress, often leading to negative outcomes like exhaustion and burnout, which affect both individuals and school communities.
However, some schools have successfully implemented strategies to foster a thriving environment. This transformative talk or workshop will provide attendees with three keys to beat burnout, enhance team cohesion, and leverage personal and team strengths to boost productivity and manage stress effectively, ultimately fostering a thriving school community.
Who's responsible for the rise in burnout among school staff and what can be done?
This talk or workshop explores both individual roles and whole school culture as crucial aspects in addressing the rise in burnout among school staff. Participants will leave with actionable steps to boost confidence, cultivate better habits, enhance productivity, and renew energy at both personal and team levels.
Why hire me? NOW
Approximately 80% of school staff report being significantly stressed.
According to the Education Support Partnership, there was a 27% reduction in stress-related absenteeism in schools that implemented comprehensive teacher wellbeing programs, positively impacting overall productivity.
While 50% of all staff consider their organisation’s culture has a negative effect on staff's mental health and wellbeing.
A survey by Education Support found that 36% of teachers reported experiencing burnout.
I speak to leaders and all school staff using 7 simple steps to reduce stress, enable teams to thrive together, find productivity, energy and ultimately joy in the role again. The talks are challenging to our assumptions, and require action both for individuals as well as for the whole school staff group.
I burnt out as a school leader in a role I loved with a great team. Using research based, tried and tested strategies, we work together to discover the freedom to be yourself, your best self, so that you can be your best version for your family, your pupils and the school.
A little more about me:
Having a love for my role, a masters and a specialism didn’t stop me burning out. Since then, I have read, researched, coached and taught individuals and groups about what I have learnt.
I discovered the 7 keys to beating burnout about 5 years ago, but I forgot that they applied to me too. I knew the theory, but I didn’t embed them into my everyday life. Being driven, a people pleaser and very conscientious, alongside being empathetic, a problem solver and having no boundaries, I now know this is a recipe for burnout if one doesn’t take notice.
In today's challenging educational climate, where burnout is rampant, my mission is to help educators find joy and purpose again. I offer leaders and also whole schools the strategies to enable them to love their role again, to buck the trends, to be able to flourish and thrive.
When you hear me speak, don’t expect to sit back and enjoy a gentle talk after which nothing changes. I believe strongly that we need to take action if anything is to change. Small steps, regularly implemented can lead to significant change. I will challenge you, ask you to question your assumptions and actions and you will leave with a reminder of who you really are and what the potential of your role is. Remember, I am a primary school teacher at heart, so I bring energy, a requirement to engage and fun. I have lived what I teach. It's been a battle, but I am overcoming, and I want you and your team to as well.