Having a rough Term 2? Here are 6 tips to improve your wellbeing - The Educator

“It’s no secret that principals have one of the toughest jobs going, but despite soaring workloads, high instances of bullying and violence, and the serious risk of total burnout, it’s a job they love. In fact, the latest national survey into principal health and wellbeing reveals the rate of job satisfaction among school principals is much higher (74%) compared to the general population (65%).

Still, their love for the job doesn’t prevent serious health and wellbeing issues from arising, and this was noted in the aforementioned survey.

Dr Adam Fraser is a performance coach who co-developed the Flourish Movement along with Bob Willetts, deputy president of the NSW Primary Principals Association. He says that his research of various occupations over the last 20 years has shown that the role of a school principal is “one of the most complex, demanding and broadest jobs” he and his team have ever come across.

Because of this complexity, Dr Fraser says it's very easy for principals to get overwhelmed, overloaded and burnt out.

Below, Dr Fraser tells The Educator about some of the strategies he and his team have found in their research that can help prevent this from happening:”