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This NEA's training session offers simple healing skills for self-care and for promoting health and well-being for educational support personnel. It includes opportunities to practice and apply various healing methods. These methods can be used by all educators, families, and others in the community.

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Publisher: National Education Association (NEA)
Country: United States of America
Year of publication: 2020

Region: North America and the Caribbean
Topics: Mental health Pandemics and epidemics Physical health Social emotional skills
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Education support personnel
Resource type: Video

In this NEA's training session, Dr. Chris Cipriano offers social and emotional learning strategies to support education support personnel within the school ecosystem to navigate the challenging emotions experienced during the pandemic.

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Publisher: National Education Association (NEA)
Country: United States of America
Year of publication: 2020

Region: North America and the Caribbean
Topics: Mental health Pandemics and epidemics Social emotional skills
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Education support personnel
Resource type: Video

This guide addresses the impact of COVID-19 on schools and the importance of unionization during crises. It consists of two parts: one focusing on COVID-19-related concepts and the other on trade unionism in the context of the pandemic. The guide aims to provide essential information that authorities have overlooked and to emphasize the critical role of unions in advocating for teachers' rights.

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Publisher: Syndicat des Enseignants du Congo Fédération nationale des enseignants du Congo Centrale de l’Education Nationale et de la Recherche Scientifique
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year of publication: 2020

Region: Africa
Topics: Pandemics and epidemics Physical health
Available in: French
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel
Resource type: Downloadable file

The Education and Solidarity Network organized this webinar to discuss Universal Health Coverage and the role of educational communities in this mobilization for #HealthForAll. The event highlighted the challenges of Universal Health Coverage, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the interdependence between health and education. Key speakers, including representatives from mutual benefit societies and educational unions, shared insights on obstacles to implementation, advocacy actions, and the importance of maintaining safe and dignified working conditions for educators.

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Publisher: Education and Solidarity Network (ESN)
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Colombia Canada
Year of publication: 2020

Topics: Mental health Pandemics and epidemics Physical health
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel
Resource type: Video

The CTF/FCE Pandemic Study Phase One Survey was conducted between June 1-18 in 2020, and had over 15,000 teachers participating. From the responses to this Survey, CTF/FCE reported on the mental health of students and teachers, and documented concerning mental health trends, as educators navigated emergency remote teaching in 2020.

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Publisher: Canadian Teachers' Federation/Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants
Country: Canada
Year of publication: 2020

Region: North America and the Caribbean
Topics: Mental health Pandemics and epidemics Physical health
Available in: English
Resource type: Downloadable file

The webnar discusses the health of teachers in France. It focuses on the challenges they faced in 2020 due to the health crisis and other stressors. It reviews scientific data on teachers' health and offers several support mechanisms.

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Publisher: UNESCO
Country: France
Year of publication: 2020

Region: Europe
Topics: Pandemics and epidemics Physical health
Available in: French
Categories of staff: Teachers
Resource type: Video

The Teacher Wellbeing Index 2020 reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the mental health of UK education staff, leading to increased stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout. The report highlights the challenges of transitioning to online teaching, managing pupil behavior, and dealing with personal safety concerns. Despite some improvements in workplace culture and organizational support, the overall wellbeing of education staff remains a critical issue, requiring urgent action to enhance working conditions and support systems to address these pandemic-related challenges effectively.

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Publisher: Education Support
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2020

Region: Europe
Topics: Cross-cutting resource Leadership Mental health Peer relationships Physical health Respect Violence and harassment Workload
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel School leaders
Level of education: Early childhood education Primary education Secondary education
Resource type: Downloadable file

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ESP webinar: Harnessing social and emotional learning strategies to support the wellbeing of education support personnel during the COVID-19 crisis

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