Journaling is like talking to your best friend and having all the benefits that brings as long as you stay open-minded

Some posts covered how you can present yourself as a teacher and create a great classroom environment and atmosphere to support you

There is lots more you can visualise so I’ve only included a few of the options above to get you started

During my career, I met many teachers who had simply stopped learning in the belief that they had enough experience

Move your body as much as you can as it is so easy to get stuck in a position where we hold ourselves whilst teaching

Once you’ve answered those questions, hopefully you have an idea of your patterns when you do take care of yourself

Don’t get caught out. Stand strong and pay attention to those words. When talking about yourself, use your self-awareness

Will the classroom feel a welcoming environment to walk in and spend time in? Are there quiet spaces to encourage students

Are there any positive actions you can take which can help you more? Can you implement actions and behaviours into your day inside

If you have a difficult lesson, learning from it but then let it go and carry on so don’t carry it into the next lesson or your evening etc.

Self-awareness will help you in so many situations through knowing your qualities, areas of improvement and also knowing what feels right

You may wish to see what you naturally do during this month to bring yourself comfort

There will be many times during your NQT year and every year of your teaching career that follows when you don’t feel confident in yourself

by Alison Laycock Everyone wants and needs to be heard and we all deserve it too. We also need to be seen and heard for who we are and...

Being fully present in each moment shows how you are enjoying the lesson and that is often contagious so you can quickly engage the students

During Pride month, I will be continuing to support the LGBTQ+ community in the following ways through my business ‘Being the Best You...

Here is a part of my book on Mindful Walks ‘Mindful Walks to be in the present moment’ which focusses on a walk in nature. There are...

Here is some of the journal part of my book on Mindful Walks ‘Mindful Walks to be in the present moment’. As an e-book, there is no...

For copyright reasons, even though this is from my own book, I do have to say that the following comes from my latest book ‘Mindful Walks...

This year’s theme for Mental Health Week is ‘nature’ and understandably so as it can have a huge effect on our mental health....