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Therapeutic schools: Looking after yourself...

Our therapeutic schools series continues. This time, Shahana Knight turns her attention to you – the teacher. If we do not look after teachers’ mental health then how can they be expected to support our pupils?

What is mental health? Mental health is how you look after your mind. Specifically, your emotional and mental states and how well you manage the behaviours that come with those states.

Do you know when you are feeling anxious? Can you identify that feeling and the impact it is having on your body? Do you know that it is making you feel uneasy and do you realise that you are experiencing self-doubt and thoughts about not being good enough as a result?

Do you recognise this feeling is making you snappy with family members and is affecting your sleep? Do you identify these things quickly and then do something to manage your emotions, thoughts and behaviours to help you feel better again and combat that feeling of anxiousness and even use it to push yourself forward?

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