Podcast 101: Conversations About Teacher Mental Health
Our 101st interview is with Kat Howard, an assistant principal at The Duston School in Northampton, England. The key question we unpick is, how can schools encourage teachers to speak up about mental health, workload and wellbeing? In this podcast, listen to Kat and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss Kat’s book ‘Stop Talking about Wellbeing’, workload case studies and reduction techniques, plus her response to COVID-19 in a workload context. We also unpick Kat’s previous career in recruitment and retention in a high street bank and the importance of operational expertise in schools and why Kat loves being a school leader! We learn more about the benefits to teachers in being part of an all-through school, Kat and Claire Hill’s handbook for creating a curriculum Symbiosis: 'The Curriculum and the Classroom’ and the hallmarks of a good curriculum. You can also watch our conversation on YouTube and connect with Kat Howard on Twitter at @SaysMiss.