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Manage your Mental Health as a New Teacher

Start your teaching career with habits that protect your mental health, so the hardest weeks of the year don't flatten you.

  • 22 minutes
  • 0.5 CPD hours
  • Certificate
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About this course

New teachers put their pupils first all day, then wonder why they're running on empty by half term. Looking after yourself is part of the job. Pupils learn more from watching you do it than from any PSHE lesson.

The advice is practical. Sleep, food and exercise come first, and sleep is the one to fix if you can only fix one. Plan in the calm weeks for the crunch points, like that dark third week of November. Stop comparing your bloopers with your colleagues' highlight reels. And keep up the parts of your life that aren't teaching, so one bad lesson doesn't knock everything over.

You'll also learn the warning sign that matters most, which is change, and what to do when you spot it in yourself, a colleague or a pupil.

Modules

12 modules
  1. 1Introduction1 min
  2. 2You matter too!1 min
  3. 3Physical wellbeing underpins mental wellbeing3 min
  4. 4Use times of calm to prepare for times of chaos3 min
  5. 5Decide on daily dos and don’ts2 min
  6. 6Don’t compare your bloopers to others’ highlights2 min
  7. 7Develop multiple pillars of self-esteem3 min
  8. 8Change is the most important warning sign1 min
  9. 9If in doubt, reach out2 min
  10. 10Listen to understand2 min
  11. 11You don’t have to fix everyone2 min
  12. 12Wrap up1 min

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