7 Simple Ways Educators Can Prioritise Their Wellbeing and Thrive This Year
The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that we have time. The days are long, but the years are short. As we step into a new year, it’s easy to get caught up in the rush of tasks, responsibilities, and external pressures. But if we’re not intentional, we can let time slip through our fingers […]
Retrospective: Celebrating the Incredible Work You’ve Done This Year
Download our FREE end-of-year reflection Journal HERE. As the year draws to a close, it’s easy to get caught up in the rush towards new goals, fresh challenges, and the relentless march of time. However, before diving into what’s next, it’s essential to pause, take stock, and celebrate the incredible work you’ve accomplished. Reflecting on […]
Emotions: The Hidden Driver of Student Behaviour
It’s a common misconception that student behaviour is solely a matter of choice. While students certainly have agency, their actions are often influenced by complex emotional states. Understanding these emotions can be a powerful tool for educators to prevent negative behaviours and foster positive learning environments. The Emotional Underpinnings of Behaviour Emotions are the driving […]
Prioritising Teacher Wellbeing Alongside Student Wellbeing
Why Explicitly Teaching Teachers About Their Own Wellbeing Should Be Prioritised as Much as Student Wellbeing It has been truly refreshing to see article after article delving into the effects of the current education climate on teachers. At Life Skills Group, we’ve had the privilege of delivering wellbeing training to over 250,000 educators and executive […]
3 Things to do Today to Start Next Year Well
This blog is a little like the image above, if you are reading it then you are probably the kind of person who is already going to start next year well. So…congratulations your mindset is already focused and next year is going to be great! The end of the school year is a great time […]
3 Tips for Planning Wellbeing
Around this time of year, amidst the chaos of Term 4, we start to think about 2025. Enrolment numbers, staffing, classrooms, programs and …budgets. We recognise that our teachers are just hanging in there and that implementing anything new might just tip them over the edge. So, we make promises to ourselves that next year […]
2025: The Year of the COVID Cohort
As schools begin to welcome their 2025 students with orientation programs, it is interesting to reflect that this is the first cohort of children that were born during the pandemic to start school. Should we expect anything different? I’ll start with the obvious caveat which is of course that research into the impacts of children […]
Unpacking the Connection Between Attendance, Behaviour, Emotional Literacy, and Attachment Theory
Understanding the relationship between attendance, behaviour, emotional literacy, and attachment theory is essential for creating a thriving school environment. These elements are interconnected, shaping not only students’ social and emotional development but also their engagement in learning and overall school experience. This article explores how teaching emotional literacy, grounded in the principles of attachment theory, […]
Life Skills GO and Aligning to the NSW School Excellence Framework
When I was in every position in a school, my biggest enemy was time. I had three lists I carried with me, the things I had to do today, the things I needed to do by the end of the week and the things I wanted to do. Unfortunately, by the time I finished the […]
Excel in whole school wellbeing: What does this look like?
What does excelling in wellbeing look like? That wellbeing is important is uncontested. What we mean when we say wellbeing is a little slipperier. The figure below from the 2022 AITSL Spotlight on Wellbeing in Australian Schools articulates the increased prevalence of publications focused on wellbeing over time. Figure 1: Google Ngram viewer for wellbeing With so […]