Leading Educator Wellness: Six Critical Actions to Support All Staff

When leaders don’t prioritise their wellness, supporting teachers and students becomes challenging. This resource emphasises wellness as a core part of a leader’s identity, addressing low morale and exploring personal connections. It outlines six critical actions for self-care, goal setting, and professional learning, enabling leaders to create systems that prevent burnout and build resilient school communities.

Readers will:

• Critically examine personal and communal health practices to identify wellness needs
• Develop a common educator wellness vision to guide improvements to health practices
• Identify clear, feasible goals and actionable steps to achieve desired outcomes
• Strengthen commitment to wellness goals through professional learning teams
• Sustain educator wellness through active assessment and improvement of health practices