Teacher Burnout – the issues and some quick wellbeing hacks schools can try
Summary
Read on for our overview of teacher stress and wellbeing or click here to see a video of School Stream in action. They also manage classroom behaviour, help students grow both academically and socially, coordinate with their peers, ensure they are always compliant with a suite of government requirements, deal with parental expectations and keep records of almost everything they do. The factors contributing to teacher burnout are likely to be the same things that are affecting the dire attrition rates and the significant drops in first preference applications for teaching qualifications Australia-wide. Among the list of challenges teachers need to face on a daily basis, the lack of autonomy is most often cited, alongside a gargantuan workload, the pressures of teachers of attempting to maintain their professional commitment in the face of budget and funding cuts, and the huge amount of administration work required to support government required testing. There is plenty of big-picture stuff that would improve the lives of teachers – less administration, more autonomy, and a genuine work/life balance immediately come to mind.