Course Overview

For teachers and school leaders, whose roles are both deeply rewarding and inherently demanding, prioritising self-care is vital to sustaining energy, effectiveness, and professional fulfilment. Self-care is not a reward for hard work; it is an essential part of the process. It involves the intentional and consistent practice of simple habits that work together to support your emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing.

This course invites teachers and school leaders to recharge and reconnect by focusing on the development of sustainable self-care practices. Participants will be encouraged to explore, trial, and adopt a range of practical wellbeing strategies, with the aim of identifying what works best for them in their own personal and professional contexts.

A broad spectrum of wellbeing approaches is explored, including nutrition, hydration, sleep, yoga, meditation, mindfulness, time management, creativity, outdoor therapy, and goal setting. Through engagement with these strategies, participants will deepen their understanding of self-care, develop greater awareness of their own wellbeing needs, and take meaningful steps towards enhancing their overall sense of wellness.

The course also provides a wide variety of templates, tools, and resources that can be used to support and coordinate staff wellbeing initiatives within school settings. In addition, participants will gain insight into the supports available through Wellbeing Together as part of the Employee Assistance Service.

Aligned with the redeveloped Primary Curriculum Framework 2026, this course recognises that when teachers are supported to care for their own wellbeing, they are better equipped to create positive learning environments and to support the wellbeing and success of their students.

Learning outcomes

• Explore wellbeing from the teacher’s perspective and develop a practical, personalised toolkit for self-care.
• Examine and reflect on how teachers can embed self-care practices that enhance and sustain a positive sense of wellbeing.
• Use a range of tools to build self-awareness, deepen professional knowledge, develop essential life skills, and strengthen a sense of connection within the school and wider community.
• Explore approaches that support teachers to optimise their physical and emotional health, fostering motivation and commitment to physical activity and informed lifestyle choices.
• Engage with resources that support teacher wellbeing, including the Employee Assistance Service – Wellbeing Together.
• Develop an understanding of wellbeing promotion through the School Self-Evaluation (SSE) process, as outlined in the Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice.
• Explore the new Wellbeing Specification within the Redeveloped Primary Curriculum 2026.