Classrooms today are rich in diversity—of culture, identity, experience, and perspective.
But creating a truly inclusive classroom goes beyond celebrating difference. It requires intentional choices, thoughtful conversations, and reflective practice.
Every Child Belongs: 5 Practical Strategies Read More »
If you’ve ever left school feeling exhausted from managing behaviour, you’re not alone. Many teachers are doing everything they were taught—rewards, consequences, firm boundaries—yet still feel stuck.
That’s where a relationship-first approach changes everything.
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A significant new study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) highlights the urgent need for improved teacher training and a stronger focus on inclusion, diversity and wellbeing to better support students across Ireland’s schools.
As we approach the summer, we sit down with School Health Pulse to delve into what decades of research can tell us about test anxiety, how it affects primary learners, and what strategies are actually effective in calming young students and boosting their performance.
What 20+ years of research can tell us about test anxiety Read More »
We think the podcast is an important listen for any teacher who has always wanted to be
part of a real conversation about teacher wellbeing, but especially teachers who have
struggled at any point with their own mental health, maintaining their own wellbeing, burnout,
overwhelm, imposter syndrome or a frustration with working within the modern education
system.
New: Teachers in Therapy Podcast Read More »
Wellbeing, a buzzword of late is defined by the WHO as a “state of complete, physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity”. Wellbeing is unique and personal yet something we are trying to contextualize to the workplace.
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We all know that schools can be frenetic places to work, with teaching one of the top three most stressful occupations, therefore things that we can control such as our mindset, perspective and attitude are paramount in order to start the year on a positive note. As William Johnsen said “if it is to be, it’s up to me”.
Getting the new academic year off to a positive start! Read More »
Workplaces should recognise and celebrate the day in a way that best supports their own dynamic and be careful not to fall into the trap of celebrating well-being on only one day of the year to mark this day! Well-being is not and should not be a gimmick or PR stunt!
5 Tips for Staff Wellbeing from a Principal Read More »
It can be daunting too as you begin to think about some items you may need for starting off, especially if you haven’t seen your classroom yet.
My 10 Pieces of Advice for NQTs Read More »
There’s no doubt but that teaching is a demanding job. There are days that feel like we are on a hamster wheel with tasks and demands flying in from all sides. A few weeks of days like this can have a very big impact on our mental wellbeing. According to the mental health support group, AWARE, depression affects about ten percent of us in Ireland. That’s about 450,000 of us. Mental Health Ireland, a national
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