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Earlier this week I met with one of our most experienced and exceptional headteachers who is due to retire at the end of the session.
In a bespoke winding down arrangement we have agreed that she can take ten days unpaid leave during the year. She has spread these days over the course of the year to provide [...]
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I’ve been giving a lot of thought to a draft implementation strategy for A Curriculum for Excellence and have identified a key element in its success to be a strong focus on maintaining and supporting the mental health and well being of teachers and headteachers.
All too often people in positions such as mine can focus [...]
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I cycled to work on Thusday as part of the East Lothian Council’s health week. Richard Parker and I cycled from Carfraemill to Haddington (17 miles)
On Friday evening I set off for an adventure with the Ocean Youth Trust Scotland on the Alba Explorer from Port Edgar to Eyemouth. What a fabulous experience!!!
Alba Explorer off the [...]
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How can some teachers work in the same school for forty years and leave the job as enthused as they were on their first day, whilst others in the same situation feel completely burntout and exhausted?
The signs of burnout tend to be more mental than physical. They can include feelings of:
Frustration and powerlessness
Hopelessness
Being drained of emotional [...]
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