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Attention Teachers

Do You Want Help With..?

  • Coping With Your Workload
  • Returning To Work After a Period of Illness or Stress
  • Confidence & Self Esteem
  • Inspection Anxiety

Did You Know?

  • Between 1997/98 and 2004/05 the number of full-time qualified teachers in public sector mainstream schools in the UK increased by 3 per cent.” ~ National Statistics Online
  • “There were 441,000 full-time teachers in mainstream schools in the UK in 2004/05. This was an overall fall of 10 per cent since 1981/82 despite rises since the late 1990s.” ~ National Statistics Online
  • “The proportion of three and four-year-olds enrolled in all schools in the UK tripled from 21 per cent in 1970/71 to 64 per cent in 2005/06.” ~ National Statistics Online

Is Your Teaching Job Having A Negative Impact On Your Life?

This survey should take you less than 5 minutes to complete.There's no need to spend too much time contemplating each question as you instinctively know at gut level what the answer is. Then click 'Get Score'.

I always experience increased physical and mental symptoms of stress as the academic year progresses
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I regularly succumb to colds, flu and headaches
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I find it difficult to sleep at night
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I am always up late at night marking or planning lessons
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I spend most of my weekends marking and planning lessons
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I always fall ill during my holidays
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I tend to experience an emotional or physical collapse during an OFSTED or teaching and learning inspection
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I find it difficult to motivate and control my students
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I find it difficult to find any enjoyment in teaching any more
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I feel I lack control of my working day
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I feel unsupported and undervalued by my school/college
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I constantly feel burnt out and overwhelmed
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I’m too tired to keep up with friends and family
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I rarely eat balanced meals and seldom have any form of regular exercise
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I am drowning in administrative paperwork
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I prefer not to think about how work pressure is effecting my health
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I feel powerless to change my situation
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I find it difficult to say no
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
I believe stress is a sign of weakness and must be hidden at all cost
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
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