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On Gaibal land 🎧 Teacher Wellbeing Podcast by @ellenronaldskeene
🍎 Coaching for Teachers
🍎 Support for Wellbeing Champions
🍎 School Staff Sessions

#teacherwellbeingpodcast Season 7 starts tomorrow!

#teacherwellbeingpodcast Season 7 starts tomorrow! 💃💃💃

Are you the teacher or staff member who is the "we

Are you the teacher or staff member who is the "wellbeing person" at your school? ⁠
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Are you always advocating for more support for the adults in the school as well as the students? ⁠
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Does your Principal want to address staff resilience but don't really know where to start?⁠
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Perhaps no such thing exists yet in your workplace but you like the sound of it and you want to be the "wellbeing person".⁠
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Maybe there's even a wellbeing committee or staff wellness club in your school already and you have learned a lot about what works and what doesn't work. ⁠
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You are invited to come along to this virtual meetup to connect with wellbeing champions from schools around Australia and New Zealand. ⁠
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The aim is to get to know each other, share a bit about what has worked or hasn't worked in your workplace, and connect with others who may be able to support you in your journey being a school wellbeing champion.⁠
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We'll meet on Zoom, have a cuppa and enjoy a spot of virtual networking!⁠
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WHEN: ⁠
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Two options because I know schedules are full and we have timezone differences to navigate:⁠
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Wednesday 18th November at 4pm QLD 5pm NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS 3.30pm NT 4.30pm SA 2pm WA 7pm NZ⁠
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Saturday 21st November at 10am QLD 11am NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS 9.30am NT 10.30am SA 8am WA |1pm NZ⁠
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WHY:⁠
In case you don't know me, I'm Ellen Ronalds Keene, the founder of Self-Care for Teachers and the host of the Teacher Wellbeing Podcast, and I'm seeing a trend: schools are finally (FINALLY!) waking up to the fact that the grown ups need support with wellbeing and resilience as much as the students do. ⁠
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In most schools, there's at least one member of staff who is passionate about the health, happiness and resilience of their colleagues and is regularly sharing tips and suggestions to help support everybody. ⁠
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What often happens, though, is that because this isn't an official role it becomes yet another thing on an already-busy person's plate. ⁠
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Come to this School Wellbeing Champions Virtual Meetup and let's start to address this, one school at a time!⁠

The thing about living in a #gardencity is I reall

The thing about living in a #gardencity is I really get a strong sense of the seasons (something I still find a novelty having grown up in the tropics). The thing about seasons is they change, and ebb and flow. Spring blooms are utterly beautiful, but they don’t last all that long. After the bright floral displays are finished, the garden beds are dug up and for a time, allowed to rest. Other seasonal things will be planted, but always there will be a period in between where the gardens lie fallow. Rest, it seems, is crucial for producing results. Just something to think about this #selfcaresunday as you prepare for the week ahead.

It's @unesco World Teachers' Day! ⁠ ⁠ Here in

It's @unesco World Teachers' Day! ⁠
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Here in QLD we celebrate it in late October because today is technically still school holidays but I see no reason why we can't acknowledge it twice ;) ⁠
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Never forget the importance of the work that you do, teachers. You truly are essential workers and you make a difference in this world x⁠
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#worldteachersday #unescoworldteachersday #internationalteachersday #worldteachersday2020 #internationalteachersday2020⁠
#teacherselfcare #selfcareforteachers #teacherwellbeing #preventingteacherburnout #teacherstress #teacherwellness⁠ #teachersofqld #teachersofnsw #teachersofnz #teachersofaustralia #teachqld⁠
#teachinglife #iteach #teacherlyf #youcantpourfromanemptycup #youreapersonfirstteachersecond #fityourownoxygenmaskfirst ⁠
#happyteacher #healthyteacher #fitteacher #teacherhealth #aussieteacher #aussieteachers ⁠

Just in love with my “background of videos” pl

Just in love with my “background of videos” plants atm! Two orchids in bloom 💖💖💖 my happy little jade plant and my beautiful big Monstera that the lovely Penny got me for my birthday. Don’t mind me setting up the shot 🤣 just look at the plants! I love spring 🌷

New episodes coming soon. Subscribe now in your fa

New episodes coming soon. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app!⁠
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#teacherwellbeingpodcast #teacherpodcast #teacherpodcaster #podcastsforteachers #teacherselfcare #selfcareforteachers #teacherwellbeing #preventingteacherburnout #teacherstress #teacherwellness⁠
#aussieteachertribe #teachersofqld #teachersofnsw #teachersofnz #teachersofaustralia #teachqld⁠
#teachinglife #iteach #teacherlyf #youreapersonfirstteachersecond #fityourownoxygenmaskfirst ⁠
#happyteacher #healthyteacher #fitteacher #teacherhealth #aussieteacher #aussieteachers #aussieteachersofinstagram⁠
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Did you know I run Staff Wellbeing and Resilience

Did you know I run Staff Wellbeing and Resilience Sessions?⁠
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I'm taking bookings now for 2021 Student Free Days and Twilight Sessions for school sessions on cultivating a culture of wellbeing and resilience in your school staff.⁠
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If your school is looking for a workshop or training on wellbeing for the PD days at the start of next year, this could be a good option.⁠
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In person presentations are available in QLD only or online trainings available Australia wide, with tiered pricing options so small schools and state schools can access training equitably.⁠
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Send Inquiries to hello@selfcareforteachers.com.au

How are your holidays going?⁠ ⁠ I hope you've

How are your holidays going?⁠
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I hope you've been able to have some real down time and a proper break from school work. ⁠
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Rest and rejuvenation is such a crucial piece of being happy and healthy. ⁠
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Actually, authors Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness in their book "Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success" share an important equation: ⁠
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Stress + Rest = Growth⁠
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They introduce this concept with reference to athletes and how rest days are equally as important as their training days for improved performance. ⁠
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The book (which I highly recommend) goes on to describe how this equation applies in many other ways in life too, including in the prevention of burnout at work. ⁠
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All rest and no stress is a boring, stagnating and probably miserable existence.⁠
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All stress and no rest equals burnout. ⁠
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As teachers there is a lot of stress during the term and it's natural that holidays are rest times. ⁠
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Make sure you are also using some time these holidays to plan for rest periods (i.e. night times and at least part of the weekend) during the term. ⁠
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It's a crucial piece of the wellbeing equation to balance out the stress of modern life and especially of 2020. ⁠
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And if you find the 'rest' bit difficult, you're not alone. ⁠
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The athletes Magness and Stulberg interviewed for their research say their rest days are much, much more challenging than training days!⁠
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How are you planning on incorporating rest into your Term 4?

Today I presented at @canvascoworkinc here in #too

Today I presented at @canvascoworkinc here in #toowoomba to a group going through a business accelerator program. I shared my journey in business from @selfcareforteachers to @perkdig, all the many mistakes I’ve made along the way and how I’ve learned from them to create a life and business mix that is sustainable for me. I don’t share much here about my business journey because honestly it’s not the focus of this work, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing. I didn’t know what I didn’t know when I began and SC4T still doesn’t make me a full-time income (hence the other business) but I’m grateful I didn’t give up. I know it makes a difference to the lives of teachers and indirectly to the lives of Aussie students and that’s important. My experience of fledgling business with a good idea but not making money through lack of proper business foundations also isn’t unusual. It’s what makes me so, so uncomfortable with some of the “become a #teacherpreneur” messages online these days, because honestly there is a lot of difference between doing it once yourself and being able to teach others. If you are interested in starting a business that becomes your full-time income (i.e. not making fun money on the side of your FT job selling printables or jewellery—not knocking that at all but it’s NOT the same as having no reliable pay cheque) then I recommend working with people who are experts in helping people start businesses, not some online influenced selling their e-course on how to do it. A program like @startuponramp is a good place to start. And the absolute honest truth is if you think quitting teaching and working for yourself will solve your problems, I strongly suggest it will probably do the opposite. Business isn’t that easy (and burnout is rife in the entrepreneurial world too), and you may find many of your problems follow (because wherever you go, there you are) only now you’ve added financial stress to the mix. I’m pretty passionate about keeping teachers in the classroom anyway but if you do need to leave and do something else (which I do understand) I definitely don’t want you to make that decision based on marketing messages an influencer (cont in comments)

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Self-Care for Teachers and Ellen Ronalds Keene acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work, the Gaibul people of the Toowoomba area in QLD.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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