As statistical figures of teachers leaving the profession reaches an
alarming level, and teachers' mental health becomes a fundamental
concern, wellbeing has been pushed to the top of the national agenda in
a bid for schools to consider how to look after their staff. However,
wellbeing has become a tokenistic feature within the education sector,
as staff participate in compulsory wellbeing-linked activities that have
very little impact on their workload or their ability to do what they
came into the profession to do: teach young people. With this book, Kat
aims to flip the narrative on wellbeing completely. In a critical
consideration of research both in and outside of education, Kat explores
the key factors of a teacher's role within school, outlining a series of
tools that teachers can use to take ownership of their workload, and
achieve wellbeing through purposeful job fulfilment. Interviewing
experts in the educational sector, Kat provides practical strategies for
teachers in a bid to drive instrumental change to workload within
schools at a grassroots level, but additionally, a range of case studies
for teachers to use to challenge the norm so that we can create a
profession built to last.