Talking Teacher Wellbeing An Interview with Parm Plummer

Highlights

Introducing Parm (00:40).
Why Parm thinks teacher wellbeing is at an all-time low (02:22).
Martine on boundaries (04:00).
Switching to online teaching (05:30).
Teachers as perfectionists (06:15).
The unseen pressure on women due to Covid (07:10).
Living alone on an island and working in education (08:40).
The stress epidemic (09:30).
Unique challenges in teaching (10:30).
Guernsey and Ofsted (14:55).
The pressure of always being "on" (16:20).
Dropping standards just a tiny bit (17:10).
Parm on presenteeism (19:20).
Trust, professionalism and the need for a culture of flexibility (24:00).
How leadership is changing (25:40).
The need for flexibility in leadership (28:01).
Could the pandemic help flexible working become more accepted? (28:45).
Zoom fatigue... a few tips (29:57).
Asynchronous versus synchronous learning online (31:27).
Ways to prioritise and increase our wellbeing (33:00).
Being able to talk about your mental health is a strength (36:45).
Be mindful of the impact of Covid when you deal with colleagues (43:30).
About WomenEd (44:38).

Thanks to Parm for being such an interesting and generous guest.