Tired, stressed & burnt out: strategies to support teacher well-being & healthy working environments

Every year, countless teachers face stress-related illnesses and burnout. While some manage to keep going, often at a reduced capacity, others leave the profession entirely. In this episode of Top Class, we explore how policymakers and schools can better support teacher well-being and create healthy working environments to ensure educators remain happy and healthy. The CEO of mental health and well-being charity Education Support Sinéad McBrearty and Pedro De Bruyckere, the head of Leerpunt in Flanders in Belgium, a knowledge broker in education, speak to OECD Editor Duncan Crawford about practical strategies to create sustainable and supportive environments for teachers. Teachers in the UK can get mental health and well-being support with Education Support: Learn more about some of the OECD’s work in this area with the New Professional and the Future of Teaching Project:

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This episode is 00:36:11 long.

This episode was published on Nov 28, 2024.

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