With the latest news of pay freezes for teachers we thought it really important to touch on financial wellbeing.  We know finances can impact our wellbeing so in our latest podcast we speak to Ryan Briggs, Client Relationship Manager at Wronski Wealth Management and accredited specialist in financial education and wellbeing.

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In this episode Dr bear and Jon discuss wellbeing strategies to help teachers through the ongoing pandemic.  From strategies on how to cope with uncertainty and anxiety, to skills which can help you create boundaries for your own self care.  Dr Bear and Jon also discuss the steps you can go through when you maybe having a wobble - from finding some you trust to talk to or going to you GP.  However bad you may feel the most important thing is to talk to someone.  Dr Bear recommends the following steps if you are in a bit of pickle and feel stuck;

If you need help right now you can also call the below numbers who can offer you support.

Mind - Call 0300 123 3393  or https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/

Samaritans - Call 116 123 or visit https://www.samaritans.org/

Young minds - 0808 802 5544 or visit https://youngminds.org.uk/

Or visit the NHS website below who have a whole host of helpful charities.

NHS  - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/

In this episode Jon speaks to a leading military pilot.  He talks about his 20+ year career in the military, from working as paratrooper in NI and Iraq, to his pilot training and time flying Apache helicopters in the Afghan war.  He gives his own views on how to best to cope with moments of hardship and adversity and tips for any young person looking for career in the army. 

In this episode Jon speaks with Mike Glanville, the co-founder of MyConcern, the leader in safeguarding software for schools.  Mike talks about his extensive experience working on the front line of safeguarding while working in CID, in the police.   He gives advice to schools and teachers on how to keep their safeguarding processes in check during this challenging time.  For more information about MyConcern and Mike please visit their website https://www.myconcern.co.uk.

With schools fully open in the UK, teachers are now facing more day to day challenges, from keeping children safe, offering blended learning and getting children back to speed after 6 months off.  It's not therefore surprising that teacher wellbeing could be being affected, which is why we thought it time to get some wellbeing advice specific for teachers and staff.

Samuel Hart is the co-founder of Teach strong - a teacher specific wellbeing company.  He offers 5 simple tips to help teachers look after their own wellbeing and also offers advice to schools on how they can approach the supervision of their staff.

Nutritionist and Health Psychologist Emma hendricks gives some really useful hints and tips on how to approach your diet during the pandemic and also help answer the question - Can Vitamin D fend off Covid 19?

For more information about Emma please see her website https://www.theeatingclinic.com/

In this episode we talk to Greig Trout.  Greig is a double cancer survivor and the man behind www.whenyousurvive.com and www.52-lives.org.  His story resonates with us here at life on time because he puts much of his recovery and his new found happiness down to strategies like goal setting.  Take a listen to find out more....

In our final episode of the series, the team talk leadership.  Jez discusses how he now teaches leadership skills as part of PE, the team introduce their creative Director Martin Harling Coward and Dr Bear gives insight in to how things have turned more normal in his day to day treatment of his patients.

In this episode the team discuss confidence and have a very special guest, in premier league sport psychologist Dr Karl Steptoe who is the lead sport psychologist at Loughborough University,  Karl gives some really helpful insights on how to build confidence in young people.