Our 120th interview is with, Katja, a secondary school and MFL teacher specialising in French and German.

*This podcast contains conversations about self-harm, suicide, paranoia and other similar themes.*

In this podcast, listen to Katja and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss:

Borderline Personality Disorder and the associated symptoms 

Navigating the professional world and different careers

Katja's experiences of teaching during the pandemic

Support for teachers with BPD - What are the signs?

Treatments and the statistics for BPD

The challenges of being an MFL teacher in general, and with BPD and,

New focuses for MFL.

Katja has set up a petition for all schools to become Disability Confident employers, to ensure teachers with BPD have equal opportunities during recruitment and as employee. Visit: https://www.change.org/p/disability-unit-encourage-schools-to-become-disability-confident/

Your employer can also support teachers by signing up to be Disability Confident.