New report reveals some good news for principal health and wellbeing - The Educator Australia

“Australia’s school leaders are successfully fighting back against burnout and restoring a healthy work-life balance, a new study shows.

The ‘Flourish Movement 2022 Report’ was undertaken by Dr Adam Fraser from The Flourish Movement – an award-winning, research-based program designed to tackle burnout and reduce stress in school leaders – and Dr John Molineux from Deakin University.

The Flourish program – initiated by Berry Public School principal Bob Willetts, who is also deputy president of the NSW Primary Principals’ Association – currently operates in six states and has seen impressive results.

According to data analysed by Dr Fraser and Dr Molineux, since the program’s launch in 2016, school leaders’ sleep problems due to work stress decreased by 35.5%, while health risk for heart disease and stroke decreased by 13.4%.

The likelihood of taking leave to cope with stress…”