Supporting teacher wellbeing isn’t just important for staff - it directly impacts the experience pupils have in the classroom.

In this episode of Primary Focus, the team at Kapow Primary reflect on their own time in primary teaching and explore one big question:What really supports teacher wellbeing - and what makes the biggest difference day to day?

Drawing on their experiences across classrooms and leadership roles, they share honest reflections on what helped their wellbeing, what made things harder, and what schools can do to create environments where teachers - and pupils - can thrive.

In this episode, we discuss:

• why teacher wellbeing matters for children’s learning
• what positive school culture looks like in practice
• how leadership decisions can strengthen (or strain) staff morale
• practical habits that helped us manage workload and pressure
• small changes that can make a big difference

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In this video:

00:04 - Introduction

01:26 - Stress and burnout experiences

04:13 - What does wellbeing actually mean?

06:24 - Experiences with senior leadership team (SLT)

08:45 - The balance of responsibility (Leadership and teachers)

11:12 - School culture and perception

13:18 - How to support wellbeing

15:53 - The important of modelling wellbeing

18:46 - Key takeaway to support teacher wellbeing