Mix constant change with a heavy workload and lots of high-stakes accountability and it’s no wonder that for some school leaders and their teams the result can be stress, anxiety and depression.
The good thing is that there is a growing national focus on raising awareness of mental health across all walks of life and in all professions, together with a drive for more acceptance of these issues as “real” with definite consequences for physical health.
There are signs of this greater awareness of the mental health of staff in our schools but there is still some way to go.
A 2014 survey carried out by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) suggested that 38 per cent of school and college staff had seen a rise in mental health issues among colleagues over the previous two years, while 55 per cent said that their job had a negative impact on their mental health.
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