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Bridging the Gap: Transforming Staff Wellbeing in Education
We talk openly about staff wellbeing in education — workload, burnout, sustainability.
And yet meaningful change often feels hard to achieve.
This blog explores why wellbeing change is so complex, and how culture, leadership and identity shape what actually shifts in practice.

karen@humanedgeperformance
Dec 15, 20255 min read


Why School Leaders Need Protected Thinking Time and How Reflective Supervision Supports It
We talk about reflection as a professional value in education, yet rarely protect the time or space for it to actually happen. This blog explores why reflection so often gets squeezed out of school life — and what reflective supervision offers in response

karen@humanedgeperformance
Oct 17, 20255 min read


The Hidden Reason Wellbeing Initiatives Don’t Always Stick
Many school wellbeing initiatives fail because they treat wellbeing as a standalone project, not as change work. Discover why sustainable wellbeing in schools starts with understanding change.

karen@humanedgeperformance
Oct 8, 20253 min read


A Fresh Start: Prioritising Wellbeing in Schools This September
For those of us in schools, September often feels more like New Year than January ever does. It’s the real fresh start, a chance to set...

karen@humanedgeperformance
Sep 1, 20255 min read


Summer’s Here… and So Are the Coughs and Colds.
It’s that time of year again, when teachers and leaders emerge from the depths of school life and reconnect with family and friends they...

karen@humanedgeperformance
Jul 22, 20253 min read


Improving Staff Wellbeing Starts With Reimagining Leadership
It’s not just the length of the to-do list that wears school staff down, it’s the emotional labour that comes with it. In schools, tasks...

karen@humanedgeperformance
Jul 21, 20252 min read


Are we solving the wrong problem in teacher recruitment?
Leading in this climate is undoubtedly challenging. Yet many school leaders are already finding ways to lead differently and change the trajectory.

karen@humanedgeperformance
Jun 23, 20251 min read
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