The Elephant in the Staffroom: How to reduce stress and improve teacher wellbeing

Author:   Chris Eyre
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138681477


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   16 September 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Chris Eyre
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781138681477


ISBN 10:   1138681474
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   16 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. 3 things to remember when you forget everything else 2. You are not alone – some statistics and context 3. Workload and Stress Part 1: The mind of the teacher 4. Psychology of teachers – knowing the traps 5. Guilt 6. Anxiety & Fear 7. Anger and Frustration 8. Depression and hitting rock bottom Part 2: Identity 9. Teacher as persons – the philosophical bit 10. Teacher as persons – the practical bit 11. Understanding your purpose 12. Vision and Values 13. Identity Theft – I am not just a teacher 14. Boundaries – Knowing your limits 15. The Myth of Work-Life balance 16. Professionalism, Perfectionism and Presenteeism 17. Confidence Part 3: Energy 18. Energy: the magic ingredient 19. Energy: Emotional Intelligence and Burnout 20. Positive 21. Shabbat – the importance of rest 22. Let’s do lunch 23. Surviving holidays – withdrawal symptoms 24. Tides, treasure and nudity – managing change 25. Just say ‘No’ 26. Voice – looking after your no 1 tool Part 4: Focus 27. Distractions – keeping the main thing the main thing 28. Eyes on the ball not on the scoreboard 29. Mindset - compliance vs engagement 30. Keeping Growing – Invest in Yourself 31. Teaching as a Long game 32. Surviving the Year 33. Surviving the week 34. Surviving the day Part 5: The others 35. Meet the team – your students 36. Meet the Crew – a beginner’s guide to the staffroom 37. Meet the Bosses – how to manage upwards 38. Meet the Experts – handling the critics with care 39. An inspector calls – Ofsted and observation 40. And Finally: Top Ten tips

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The book is not a manual full of silver-bullet lesson plans and teaching tips promising professional nirvana. Instead, it is a sensible and sane book that reaches out to the person behind the professional persona and, I suspect, is all the more useful for it. - Alan Thomson, inTuition


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Chris Eyre is Lead Practitioner for Teaching and Learning, and Curriculum Manager for Religious Studies and Philosophy, at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, UK.

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