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46 How to start the New Year thriving in teaching

Release Date: 01/02/2023

52. Have your teacher emails taken over your life?

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

Despite going into teaching to “teach”, it turns out a large amount of your job is responding to emails. This can leave you feeling switched “on” beyond your time each day in the classroom. This makes it difficult to escape teaching when you are seeking a happy work-life balance. What you will learn in this episode: The negative impact multitasking can have on your productivity The habit loops that form when you have email notifications switched on The positive impact reducing your contactability can have on your stress levels By reducing the time you spend on your teacher emails,...

51. How come some teachers enjoy a happy work balance?

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

With the never ending workload, pressure and scrutiny that teachers face, the job can feel like it has taken over your life. However, some teachers manage to develop a positive work-life balance that empowers them to treat teaching like the job it is whilst enjoying life outside of the classroom. This episode explores some of their secrets. What you will learn in this episode: How some teachers manage to have a happy work-life balance The importance of acknowledging that teaching is an impossible job Tips that will help you to create your own work-life balance Take time out this week to...

50 Is it possible to have a work-life balance in teaching?

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

It is often said in teaching that the only ways to get a work-life balance is to go part time (and work on your days off) or quit. The statistics appear to support this view as 1 in 3 teachers are leaving in their first five years. However, there is another way: boundaries. What you will learn in this episode: Why teachers may quit or go part time The importance of having a work-life balance in teaching Steps you can take to create a work-life balance Accelerate your progress by signing up for the FREE 3 Steps to a Happy Teacher Work-Life Balance Masterclass taking place on Tuesday 31st...

49 What is the cost of saying no to yourself in teaching?

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

Sometimes saying no in teaching just feels wrong. It feels wrong to disappoint someone. It feels like you are saying no to the students and that is the worst thing a teacher can do. Yet, when you keep saying yes to school, you risk saying no to your own needs, which can ultimately impact the quality of your teaching and work-life balance. What you will learn in this episode: How saying no to yourself may be impacting you The value of saying no in teaching How saying no can improve the quality of your teaching Accelerate your progress by signing up for the FREE 3 Steps to a Happy Teacher...

48 What may be blocking your teacher work-life balance?

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

Finding a happy work-life balance in teaching is tricky. It feels like the job is a never ending onslaught of tasks, emails and paperwork. And that’s before you get into the classroom! There may be things in your way that are preventing you from creating the work-life balance you crave. This episode explores some of these and the small steps you could take to make valuable changes. What you will learn in this episode: How you may be standing in the way of your ideal work-life balance The power of saying no Ways you can reduce your workload Boundaries are the main tool you can use to...

47 How can boundaries help you to thrive in teaching?

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

Christmas and New Year begin to feel like a distant memory this week. The enjoyment of the festive season pales as the new school term takes hold. It is important to take stock and explore how you can create a work-life balance that enables you to enjoy teaching and life during the new term. What you will learn in this episode: How physical boundaries can help you create a happy work-life balance Why having boundaries benefits your students How a change of perspective can help you enjoy teaching again The New Year brings an opportunity for a fresh start where you can create the boundaries...

46 How to start the New Year thriving in teaching

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

The New Year can fill you with optimism, hope and excitement. And you may begin the New Year with high expectations for yourself. Sometimes though this can result in disappointment. Yet, there is a fine balance to be had that will help you to thrive in teaching as you begin 2023. What you will learn in this episode: • How to make time for yourself • The importance of setting boundaries in the new school term • How to thrive in teaching in the New Year As you return to school this week, prioritise your boundaries and start the year as you wish to go on: thriving in teaching. Resources:...

45 How to find space for yourself in the Christmas holiday rush

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

Christmas is a festive blur. You spend the run up to Christmas frantically buying presents for family and friends, buying and decorating a tree and buying enough food for everyone. Then before you know it, the New Year is in and you’re back at school having hardly taken a moment of pause for yourself. In truth, Christmas is just plain exhausting for most of us. It can be challenging to find space for ourselves during this time. What you will learn in this episode: • How to find time for yourself over Christmas • The benefits of finding moments to pause • How this will benefit your...

44 How to switch off from teaching guilt-free for Christmas

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

No matter how much you look forward to Christmas, teacher guilt can follow you into the festive season. You feel guilty for having left some items on your to-do list. You feel guilty that there is a bag of marking in the corner vying for your attention. Let’s face it, teaching can put a dampener on the festive season! What you will learn in this episode: • How to switch off from teaching guilt free over Christmas • The importance of being organised during Christmas • That you deserve to have time off from school Whether you are a Christmas elf or a scrooge, Christmas is a great time...

43 How the B.O.U.N.D.A.R.I.E.S. Framework helps you to thrive in teaching

Teachers with Boundaries Podcast

The B.O.U.N.D.A.R.I.E.S. Framework has been created to empower you to thrive in teaching. It aims to help you to create a work-life blend that works for you, switch off from teaching and switch on in your life and also reduce your workload. What you will learn in this episode: • How the Framework helps you to create clear boundaries • How the Framework benefits schools • What you can do to put the B.O.U.N.D.A.R.I.E.S. Framework into action today The Framework starts from the premise that when you pour from a full cup, both you and your students thrive. Take advantage of Teacher...

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What you will learn in this episode:

• How to make time for yourself

• The importance of setting boundaries in the new school term

• How to thrive in teaching in the New Year

As you return to school this week, prioritise your boundaries and start the year as you wish to go on: thriving in teaching.

Resources:

• FREE 5 tips to switch off from teaching and switch on to your life: https://www.subscribepage.com/switchoffteaching

• James Clear, Atomic Habits: https://www.bookdepository.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear/9781847941831

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