Patrick Nash Chief Executive

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Patrick NashChief Executive
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Who has the best balance?
Dave Bella Maria
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Dave
Dave gets into school at 8am every morning and
always leaves before 5pm. He never takes any work
home with him. Last Thursday he went out with
his friends, he didnt talk about work at all,
had a great night, he relaxed and he got home at
about 10.30pm. His flatmate was at home watching
TV when he got in. Before he went into the lounge
to join him he went to quickly check his emails.
There was one from his Head of Department there
which he felt he had to reply to. By the time he
got back to the lounge his flatmate had gone to
bed.
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Bella
Bella has been a headteacher for 6 years. She has
recently been appointed to take over a new school
in special measures. She knows that she needs to
turn the school around very quickly but she is
faced with low staff morale, high levels of
truancy and concerned parents. Bella rarely gets
home before 8pm each night and takes work home
with her each weekend. She hasnt had time yet to
go and see her new grandchild who was born three
weeks ago. Despite her busy life, Bella always
makes the time to get up early in the morning and
walk her dog Jack.
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Maria
Every day by about 4pm Maria is suffering from a
severe headache. Shes got the strongest pain
killers she can get over the counter but theyre
not working. Her head of department came to see
her at 4.30pm yesterday and asked her to complete
some urgent paperwork. Until then Maria had been
unaware that this needed doing so agreed to
complete it and didnt get home until nearly 8pm.
By then she was shattered and barely spoke to her
partner before collapsing into bed.
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Personal worklife balance and well being action

• Discuss with your partner
• One thing you do already to improve your
  work/life balance
• One thing you are going to do

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Teacher Support Network

• Independent charity working for teachers,
  complimenting work of teacher unions
• Deliver high quality services and information to
  more than 100,000 teachers and lecturers
  annually, from trainee to retired
• Work with teachers individually counselling,
  coaching, money advice, grants and loans,
  personal development
• Work with schools wellbeing, organisational
  development, training and CPD, through our
  associate organisation Worklife Support

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Focus of interventions

• Individual interventions
• Whole workplace interventions
• Interface between individual and workplace

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Teacher Support Line

• 08000 562 561
• Expert counselling, support, information and
  signposting
• Grants and loans
• Money and financial advice/support

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Guides and information

• Starting Out A Guide for New Teachers
• Combined trainee/NQT guide to be published
  shortly
• Teacher Support Direct
• E-newsletter
• News and information from Teacher Support Network
• Sent to 7,200 teachers and supporters

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Teacher Support Online

• www.teachersupport.info
• Comprehensive website with information, guidance
  and signposting, fact sheets, surveys,
  assessments
• On-line one to one coaching on your own secure
  site
• journal to set personal professional
  development goals
• personalised library of articles fact sheets
• Your head teacher will have details

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Direct service users
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Teacher Support Line presenting issues
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Workplace issues
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Well Being Programme effects on schools
performance
Percentage of schools recording significant
improvements