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We’ve curated practical tools and resources to help you get started on your district’s staff wellbeing journey
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Growing Well-being Across a System
Read about Langley School District’s staff wellbeing journey in this June 2020 Education Canada article.
Teaching During the Pandemic
This report shares the findings of the BCTF’s June 2020 survey, that included responses from approximately 1/3 of all teachers in BC.
How Schools & Districts Can Support Staff Wellbeing
This infographic provides quick tips on how districts and schools can take systemic action to support staff wellbeing.
Teacher Stress and Health: Effects on Teachers, Students, and Schools
This 2-minute video gives an overview of teacher wellbeing – why it matters, causes, and evidence-based strategies for addressing. A good resource for introducing the topic to a wider audience – such as parents.
Powell River Learning Group
Powell River School District’s Learning Group held six sessions over a year, focused on improving professional relationships.
Learnings from BC’s Mental Wellbeing Coaching Initiative: Videos
The Mental Wellbeing Coaching Initiative paired 6 BC school districts with coaches to work on wellbeing. In these brief videos ( 20 minutes total), hear participants and coaches discuss their challenges and successes.
Staff Wellbeing in the Time of COVID
Gail Markin’s two articles discuss how the stress of COVID increases the already strong need for multi-pronged action on staff wellbeing.
Staff Wellbeing within System Realities – Presentation
Customize this downloadable presentation, and use in your own district. Discusses the affect of culture on staff wellbeing, a process for engaging staff in wellbeing discussion, and individual, collaborative and systemic actions to support staff wellbeing.
BCPVPA’s Wellbeing Newsletters
BCPVPA has three series of wellbeing newletters that could support your staff wellbeing work. You could distribute them to staff/staff groups, or use them as discussion starters in staff meetings.
Teacher Wellbeing Matters
In this 50-minute video lecture, Dr. Cherkowski discusses teacher wellbeing research, strategies that contribute to wellbeing, and provides an opportunity to try some of them.
4 Steps to Teacher Recovery from Compassion Fatigue and Burnout During COVID-19 and Beyond
This article discusses the findings of a 2020 survey of Alberta teachers focused on compassion fatigue, and provides an overview of systemic and individual strategies for addressing it.