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Barr Beacon's Blueprint for Teacher Wellbeing

Geoff Riley

20th December 2017

The Xmas holidays have arrived and I was taken by this tweet from staff at Barr Beacon school who have putt down on paper some of the things they do for our teachers' well being. They are up to 46 so far... wow!

Inspired by @johntomsett's brilliant post about treating teachers well (which we saw thanks to @harfordsean) we had a go at putting down on paper some of the things we do for our teachers' well being. We're up to 46 so far... https://t.co/eRRlZ12kFh …
— Barr Beacon School (@barrbeaconsch) December 20, 2017

More here on 5 ways to improve teachers' lives

And a 7th in our series: New from our fab Chair @LeadingLearner
5 Ways to Improve Teachers’ Lives https://t.co/znWZhP5GvU

Things leaders can do; most at no cost
— Heads' Roundtable (@HeadsRoundtable) December 17, 2017

And here is a link to the superb article from John Tomsett

This much I know about…treating teachers well and helping them manage their workload

Superb post from @johntomsett Many of us aren’t fortunate to work in schools with this culture but that shouldn’t stop us from building it within our own small teams, depts, faculties etc. We have more influence & power to change then we realise. Thx John https://t.co/V7w6JL2sRp
— Doug Napolitano-Cremin (@tandlscrapbook) December 14, 2017

And, as we head into the festive season, some hugely salient advice from Tom Rogers

Tiredness can make you feel so bad at your job. Please dont perform any kind of self evaluation at this time of year. You'll have done so, so much for so many children.
— Tom Rogers (@RogersHistory) December 20, 2017

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff