Resilience Strategies for Classroom Teachers

Teacher wellbeing is an investment, not an expense.

With teacher stress and burnout reaching critical levels, the need for effective, practical solutions has never been more urgent. In each of the last two years, 9% of teachers have left the profession, many citing stress, workload, and burnout as the main reasons for leaving. And the pressure continues to grow—around 14,000 teachers call in sick every day, putting further strain on school budgets as reliance on temporary staff increases.

But there is hope! By prioritising teacher wellbeing and providing the right support, schools can begin to turn the tide. Investing in effective wellbeing strategies is a crucial step toward addressing the challenges of stress, burnout, and teacher retention.

Resilience Strategies for Classroom Teachers offers a practical, evidence-based approach to help your staff manage stress, prevent burnout, and build long-term resilience—empowering them to thrive in their roles and create a positive impact on the entire school community.

Join Dr. Matt Slavin, a Clinical Psychologist known as “The Burnout Psychologist,” for a unique, video-based learning experience. In this course, Dr. Slavin shares his expertise in preventing burnout and fostering resilience, offering practical, evidence-based strategies designed to help educators thrive in one of the most demanding careers. The course feels like a personal consultation with Dr. Slavin himself—providing actionable advice tailored to teachers’ real-world experiences. Rooted in the latest psychological research, these strategies will equip your staff with the tools they need to maintain well-being and sustain their passion for teaching.

Course Modules

1. Understanding Burnout and Building Awareness
   • Recognise the signs of burnout and understand its impact on well-being and performance.
   • Based on Dr. Slavin’s BALANCE programme, this module includes the “Begin with Awareness” and “Assess the Situation” steps to promote early recognition and understanding of burnout.
2. Immediate Strategies for Stress Management
   • Learn immediate, practical strategies for managing stress in your daily routine.
   • Drawing from the “Learn the Strategies” phase, you’ll explore quick interventions for stress relief.
3. Building Long-Term Resilience and Preventing Burnout
   • Develop sustainable habits to build resilience and well-being over the long term.
   • Explore the “Address Root Causes” and “Committed Action” steps to identify stressors and commit to healthy, long-lasting change.

Support Your Staff—Create Lasting Impact

• Equip your staff with tools to recognise burnout, manage stress, and build long-term resilience.
• Learn immediate, effective stress-relief strategies that lead to positive impacts in both daily routines and professional life.
• The concise and impactful training can be completed in just under two hours, offering immediate value without creating substantial time commitments for busy staff.
• CPD-accredited training that not only boosts professional growth but also focuses on improving wellbeing.
• 12-month access to all training materials, enabling teachers to revisit and continue their learning at their own pace.
• Course materials available 24/7 , meaning staff can fit the course into their schedules without disrupting their daily responsibilities.
• AI-powered assessment – a powerful feature of What2Learn CPD courses that ensures participants can explain how they will apply key strategies from the course to their professional challenges, delivering personalised feedback to enhance learning and practical implementation.

The Impact on Your School:

• Reduced Sick Days: By addressing the root causes of stress, teachers are less likely to take sick leave, leading to smoother day-to-day operations and fewer disruptions and reduced expenditure on agency staff.
• Improved Teacher Retention: Supporting your staff’s wellbeing directly correlates with reduced turnover. Teachers who feel supported are more likely to stay, saving your school the costs and disruptions of recruitment.
• Enhanced School Culture: A well-supported teaching staff leads to a positive school culture. Teachers will be better equipped to manage stress, collaborate with colleagues, and engage with students—creating a more productive and harmonious school environment.

Testimonials

I have enjoyed the course. I believe the professional, reassuring guidance of  Dr Slavin helps people with different needs have a comprehensive understanding of stress and burnout and also offers a wide range of invaluable strategies on how to tackle stress and its symptoms and to maintain a good life/work balance. 

I would like to recommend this course to my colleagues.

Erika, Trainee Teacher

I really enjoyed it. I learnt a lot from it and came away feeling better prepared to deal with workload and understanding burnout. I liked the AI element at the end which surprised me actually, it’s feedback was accurate and fair. I was worried it would assess me on ‘right or wrong’ which I don’t think can be applied always to a persons mental health, view of the world etc and it didn’t.

A really useful and engaging CPD. As a trainee teacher it is great to me mindful of but I think it would be a good CPD for all school staff.

Ami. Trainee Teacher

Pricing Options

We’ve structured the course pricing to make it accessible for schools of all sizes. Choose from the following options:

Larger packages are available upon request. Contact us to discuss tailored pricing for your school.

Teacher wellbeing is an investment, not an expense.

The DfE (2024) reported that the average daily cost of supply teachers is £218 for primary schools, £291 for secondary schools, and £270 for special schools. Investing in teacher wellbeing is not just a moral obligation—it’s a smart, cost-effective strategy for your school. By supporting your teachers through Resilience Strategies for Classroom Teachers, you help them thrive in their roles, ultimately improving the wellbeing of your entire school community, reducing reliance on costly agency staff, and helping to retain talented educators.