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The conversation is about teacher wellbeing but it is not solely about adding more activities. It's about creating cultures and work methods that promote wellbeing naturally and effortlessly.
?I am sure by now we realise it's crucial to recognise that addressing educator wellbeing is not simply about filling schedules with more activities or ticking boxes on a wellbeing checklist. Rather, it's about fostering environments and methodologies that inherently support the wellbeing of educators, allowing them to organically thrive.
?Prioritising educator wellbeing means creating work cultures that prioritise and integrate practices that support wellbeing in the long term. The key is to shift our focus from a reactive approach, where wellbeing is addressed through occasional activities or surface-level gestures, to a proactive and comprehensive approach that infiltrates every facet of the educational ecosystem.
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Instead of viewing wellbeing as an add-on, it should be integrated deep into the workplace culture. This means establishing norms, policies, and practices that promote work-life balance, emotional resilience, and professional fulfillment. The goal is to create a supportive work environment where colleagues can build positive relationships. This is done through providing ongoing professional development and promoting open dialogue and collaboration.
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By prioritising the wellbeing of educators in this manner, we not only show sincere dedication to the health and wellbeing of our staff, but also acknowledge the vital link between educator wellbeing and student success.
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Research consistently shows that when educators feel valued, supported, and empowered, they are better equipped to meet the diverse needs of their students and create inclusive learning environments where every child can thrive.
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Whilst this shouldn't be the only reason to address educator wellbeing, it certainly is an important one.
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To improve educator wellbeing, we must go beyond superficial efforts and focus on changing our mindset and practices. We need to move past fruit bowls and yoga classes. We should instead focus on important matters like workload, time management, unclear expectations, and educators having too many priorities.
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We need to create cultures and ways of working that prioritise and nurture the wellbeing of educators. Recognising it as essential for their individual fulfilment, but also for the overall health and effectiveness of the educational institutions in which they work.
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By embracing this approach, and making these shifts, educational leaders can lay the groundwork for a future where both educators and students thrive.
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7 个月I agree with the intent of the message as Mental Health has never been of greater concern over the past thirty years, the time it has taken the restrictive teaching practices of the National Curriculum with the NAPLAN hammer to provide the data for the My School website to promote Parent Choice to reach its final devastating outcomes for our teachers and their children. Education gone crazy and Disillusion, Disinterest have led to massive Disengagement with Disenfranchisement we witness on a daily basis. Check our Youth Crime Crisis. Without a complete Re-Form model we shall continue down the same stress filled pathway, Home Schooling and Flexi-schools struggling to hold back the tide of Discontent. Ask your education Minister for the data he/she has on teachers currently on stress related leave, and who have quit this year. He/she has the data and I'm sure would love to share it with you. The system is broken and thirty or so years of galloping in the wrong direction, driven by electoral advantage. means the team may have trouble stopping as the cliff approaches so quickly. "Copycats, Stickybeaks and Scallywags, Our Children All" was my best effort to bring some sense to our politicians. No one was interested.
Learning Diversity House Director St Francis Catholic College, Melton
7 个月It is difficult when even fruit bowls and yoga are seen as an imposition. Starting a long way back…
Husband, Father, ?? Educator, Coach. Coordinator of Mathematics Parkes Christian School
7 个月Sustainable work practices, whilst valuing individual needs. As educators we make individual allowances / adjustments for students, surely leaders can do the same for staff.