Gift Number One – Presence You are about to take some well-earned time off to spend with loved ones, recharge your batteries and reconnect. This is often easier said than done as we struggle to wind down, to switch off and be fully present. Presence requires us to dig deep and fully savour those precious…
Building Quality Relationships
According to acclaimed education researcher John Hattie, “It is teachers who have created positive teacher-student relationships that are more likely to have the above average effects on student achievement.” Earlier this year, at the Positive Schools conferences, Charles Brunzell posed the question, “Is it your job to get your students to like you?” This is…
Using Golden Rules to Protect Well-being
Working in schools can be overwhelming and all encompassing. It feels like there is always more that we could do and our work can feel never ending. It can also be difficult to disconnect and switch off. Thinking about work and the challenges we face at school can be all consuming. It is important to…
Change the Way You Look At Things
One of the key characteristics of highly resilient people is their ‘natural’ ability to reframe challenges as opportunities, to make lemonade out of lemons. I have used inverted commas for ‘natural’ because, whilst for many this is an intrinsic characteristic of optimism, for others it can be learned. Step 1 – Understand that Events can…
Finish Strong
The final term of the school year is a crazy time in schools. End of year reporting, class allocations, timetabling, budgets and planning for next year swamp us at a time when our energies are low and many of us feel we are running on empty. By the end of the year we are more…
Ten Keys to Happiness
The beginning of the school year provides us with an opportunity to start afresh. Many of us return from the break rested, recharged and with great intentions. However maintaining momentum beyond the first term can be difficult. I find Action For Happiness movement’s “Ten Keys to Happier Living” useful in providing practical tips and maintaining…
Putting Heart and Fun Back into Work
The more we can connect at a heart level with others and inspire them with our character and our behaviours, the stronger a team we forge. CONNECTION – IT’S CRITICAL Emotional intelligence is all about being connected. Connection is a key to all life, let alone work. Research shows us that people who are disconnected…
Get A Life: Improving YOUR Work / Life Balance
The first step in improving your work / life balance is to work out exactly what it is that you want. What aspect of your life do you want to be different? What would you like to improve? Whilst your initial reaction may be to ‘work less’, reducing your paid hours, for example working part…
A Teacher’s Most Valuable Asset – Their Voice
A teacher’s most valuable teaching asset is their voice. It is through the voice that the teacher communicates, educates and instructs. Without the use of the voice, the teacher has lost the painting brush to create their art work. Research is revealing that many teachers are struggling with their most basic tool to comfortably get…
What Motivates Us?
According to best-selling author and motivation guru Daniel Pink, there are three key drivers of motivation- PURPOSE, AUTONOMY and MASTERY. Each driver contributes to our motivation. PURPOSE – Keeping the BIG picture in mind is important in keeping us motivated, especially in challenging times. Our work in schools can be very busy and stressful. One…
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