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Avoiding Year End Burnout

October 23, 2025

The final term of the school year is a crazy, busy time in schools. End of year events, final assessments, reporting and planning for next year, swamp us at a time when we are nearing exhaustion. Many of us are running low on reserves at the end of the year. Events that wouldn’t normally irritate us can become blown out of proportion. It is inevitable that the photocopier will jam when we are rushing to make copies, that difficult parent will arrive when we are feeling frazzled and the boss will want ‘just a minute’ when we are running late. The following five strategies can help at this difficult time of year:-

1000 Awesome Things

October 16, 2025

In “The Book of Awesome”, author Neil Pasricha provides a catalogue of universal little pleasures we all share.  The book is intended to help us focus on the many little things that give us pleasure rather than the few things that annoy and frustrate us. In his book Pasricha highlights the things we take for granted. This philosophy applies in schools too!

10 Keys to Happier Living

July 3, 2025

Working in schools can sometimes feel as though we are running on a never-ending treadmill, constantly in pursuit of the lifestyle we aspire to. At times it can feel like our work is not appreciated.  The website ActionForHappiness.org provides the following guidance on 10 keys to happier living.

How To Get Up

Ever had those moments?  Everything seems to be cruising along nicely. Your relationship is good (if not getting better and better), friends are good (still get invites to go out), other interests are good (love cooking, going to the gym or doing what you do), health is good (could do more exercise and eat better but on the whole it’s good), work is pretty good (generally love what you do, most days), weather is good (sunny day after a bit of rain) so basically, life is good! Then it hits! Wham! You feel like crap! (that’s a technical term)

5 Top Tips for Lowering Stress

April 24, 2025

Working in schools can be very rewarding but it also can be demanding. The following 5 tips can help to lower stress at times when you feel under pressure. Choose a positive attitude Our attitude has a HUGE impact on our stress levels and our resilience. It is vital to realise that our attitude is NOT imposed on us. We have a choice each and every day. We can choose to be positive and enthusiastic or negative and at the mercy of others. The choice is ours! The attitude that we choose is probably the most important decision that we make each day.

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