Caring for educators, caring for our communities

Welcome to the Education International hub dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of teachers and education support personnel (ESP) around the world. Developed in partnership with MGEN, this hub reflects our collective commitment to place education workers’ health and well-being at the centre of the global education agenda, as outlined in our 10th World Congress resolution “ Teacher and ESP well-being and mental health: vital for quality education”.

Whether you are looking for good practices, strategies, or inspiration, this hub is designed to empower unions and education communities to foster healthier, more supportive environments for teachers and education support personnel worldwide.

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The NEU's Model Stress Policy aims to proactively manage workplace stress to reduce stress-related conditions among staff, thereby improving educational outcomes for students and ensuring a safer working environment. It serves as a guide for union representatives to negotiate effective employment policies that meet statutory requirements and union standards.

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Publisher: National Education Union (NEU)
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Mental health Physical health Workload
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel School leaders
Resource type: Downloadable file

The document serves as a model framework to help educational institutions identify and manage stress-related risks among staff. It emphasizes the importance of consulting union representatives during the assessment process and offers practical guidance to promote well-being and prevent work-related stress. Designed as an example of good practice, the assessment supports schools and colleges in creating healthier working environments through proactive risk management.

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Publisher: National Education Union (NEU)
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Mental health Violence and harassment Working conditions Workload
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel School leaders
Resource type: Downloadable file

The research explores the growing issue of violence against teachers in schools. It challenges the notion that stricter discipline, such as the revival of corporal punishment, would resolve classroom disorder. Instead, the article argues that the root causes lie in deeper systemic issues within school environments. Drawing on data and expert insights, it highlights how inadequate support, deteriorating conditions, and policy gaps contribute to the vulnerability of educators, urging a reevaluation of how schools address safety and discipline.

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Publisher: Sunstone Institute
Country: United States of America
Year of publication: 2025

Region: North America and the Caribbean
Topics: Safety Violence and harassment Working conditions
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers
Resource type: Online ressource

The guidance page by SNES-FSU addressing the impact of extreme heat on working conditions in French schools can serve as inspiration to other organisations when their schools experience similar extreme weather conditions. It outlines the rights of education staff during heatwaves, including adjustments to working hours, access to drinking water, and the possibility of exercising alert and withdrawal rights in unsafe conditions. The page also highlights SNES-FSU’s advocacy efforts with the Ministry of Education, pushing for flexible exam schedules and better protection for vulnerable staff. It emphasizes the need for long-term investment in school infrastructure to adapt to climate change and ensure safe working environments.

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Publisher: Syndicat national des enseignements de second degré (SNES-FSU)
Country: France
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Climate change Physical health Working conditions
Available in: French
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel School leaders
Resource type: Online ressource

The Continental Strategy on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Teachers in Africa is a landmark initiative aimed at addressing the mental health challenges faced by educators across the continent. Recognizing that teachers are central to Africa’s development, the strategy provides a harmonized, context-specific framework to promote, protect, and restore their mental health and psychosocial wellbeing. It is structured around four strategic pillars: enabling environments, teacher training and community sensitization, school-based interventions, and specialized care and reintegration. By placing teacher wellbeing at the heart of resilient education systems, the strategy seeks to empower educators to thrive despite adversity, and to ensure they are supported through policy, training, and care.

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Publisher: UNESCO IICBA
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Africa
Topics: Job satisfaction Mental health Workload
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers
Resource type: Downloadable file

The page discusses the significant administrative burden faced by primary school teachers in the Netherlands, who spend an average of 6 to 8 hours a week on administrative tasks. This high administrative workload negatively impacts their job satisfaction and contributes to a potential teacher shortage, as many consider leaving the profession. The article highlights the need for reducing administrative tasks to improve teachers' work conditions and overall job satisfaction, suggesting that even a small reduction in administrative time could free up substantial resources for better education and reduced workload.

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Publisher: Algemene Onderwijsbond (AOb)
Country: Netherlands
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Job satisfaction Unpaid work Workload
Available in: English Dutch
Categories of staff: Teachers
Level of education: Primary education
Resource type: Web page

The page provides seven practical tips for creating an effective work distribution plan in primary schools, emphasizing the importance of starting early, involving the entire team, and maintaining flexibility. It highlights the need for clear communication between school management and teachers, ensuring that all tasks align with individual competencies and school goals. The article also stresses the benefits of a well-structured plan in reducing stress and improving overall job satisfaction among teachers.

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Publisher: Algemene Onderwijsbond (AOb)
Country: Netherlands
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Job satisfaction Working conditions Workload
Available in: English Dutch
Categories of staff: Teachers
Resource type: Web page

In an interview with CAUT, Ivy Lynn Bourgeault discusses her national study on mental health across various professions, focusing on academia. The study highlights the high levels of anxiety and depression among academics due to heavy workloads, digital stress, and continuous peer evaluation. Bourgeault emphasizes the need for better mental health accommodations and support, particularly for contract academic staff who face job insecurity. She also addresses the gender gap in mental health research and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on academic staff's well-being.

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Publisher: Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT/ACPPU)
Country: Canada
Year of publication: 2025

Region: North America and the Caribbean
Topics: Mental health Pandemics and epidemics Right to disconnect and technology Women’s psychological and physical health Workload
Available in: English French
Categories of staff: Teachers Researchers
Level of education: Higher education and research
Resource type: Web page

The article discusses some of the results of the State of Education 2025 survey where over 14,000 teachers in public schools participated. It highlights the pervasive issue of stress and poor work-life balance among educators. The findings reveal that nearly two-thirds of teachers experience stress more than 60% of the time, with female teachers and those in primary schools being particularly affected. The survey underscores the need for increased funding, improved pay, and flexible working conditions to address the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis and to make teaching more compatible with personal life.

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Publisher: National Education Union (NEU)
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Mental health Salaries and remuneration Working conditions Workload
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel
Resource type: Web page

The Workplace Reps Handbook provides an A-Z reference manual designed to support workplace representatives in their roles. It covers a wide range of topics, including accidents at work, allegations, assaults, budgets, bullying, capability, class size, contracts, curriculum and assessment, disciplinary action, educational visits, equal opportunities, family leave, flexible working, grievances, inspections, job descriptions, pay, pensions, performance management, redundancy, sick pay and leave, stress, and work/life balance.

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Publisher: NASUWT - The Teachers' Union
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Cross-cutting resource
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel School leaders
Resource type: Web page

The NASUWT guide on social media and online abuse of teachers provides crucial advice for schools and colleges on protecting staff from cyber harassment and abuse. It outlines the types of online abuse teachers may face, such as trolling, online threats, and cyberstalking, and emphasizes the importance of implementing robust behaviour policies and conducting risk assessments. The guide also highlights the severe impact of online abuse on teachers' mental health and wellbeing, and stresses the need for schools to take proactive measures to ensure a safe and supportive working environment.

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Publisher: NASUWT - The Teachers' Union
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Right to disconnect and technology Safety Violence and harassment
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers
Resource type: Web page

The NASUWT's Women's Health and Wellbeing toolkit offers comprehensive advice and guidance for managing health issues that specifically affect women in the workplace. The site offers three separate guides on (i) endometriosis, adenomyosis and fibroids in the workplace; (ii) managing menopause in the workplace; (iii) valuing maternity. The toolkit emphasizes the importance of creating a supportive work environments, valuing maternity, and ensuring that women receive the necessary accommodations and understanding to maintain their health and wellbeing while fulfilling their professional duties.

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Publisher: NASUWT - The Teachers' Union
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Physical health Women’s psychological and physical health
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers
Specific communities: Women
Resource type: Web page

The NASUWT guide on tackling excessive teacher workload in the United Kingdom addresses the significant impact of heavy workloads on teachers' health, safety, and wellbeing. It emphasizes the need for schools to provide appropriate time for teachers to fulfill their professional duties, ensure reasonable working hours, and avoid excessive planning, marking, and administrative tasks. The guide also highlights the importance of maintaining a work-life balance, protecting teachers from unfair treatment, and ensuring that additional responsibilities come with appropriate compensation. The site includes specific guides for England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.

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Publisher: NASUWT - The Teachers' Union
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Safety Unpaid work Workload
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers
Resource type: Web page

The NASUWT page on managing staff wellbeing provides guidance for workplace representatives on collaborating with school and college leaders to enhance the well-being of staff. It verses about the importance of addressing both physical and psychosocial hazards, conducting stress risk assessments, and holding regular meetings with leaders to discuss and implement wellbeing initiatives.

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Publisher: NASUWT - The Teachers' Union
Country: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Europe
Topics: Mental health Physical health Working conditions Workload
Available in: English
Categories of staff: Teachers Education support personnel School leaders
Resource type: Web page

The video addresses the causes of chronic exhaustion affecting teachers in the region: administrative overload, precarious salary conditions, lack of resources, school violence, external pressures, among others. Through testimonies from teachers in different countries, interviews with specialists, and data reflecting the magnitude of the problem, it explores how this phenomenon not only jeopardizes the quality of education but also the sustainability of the educational system.

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Publisher: Deutsche Welle - DW Cómo te afecta
Year of publication: 2025

Region: Latin America
Topics: Respect Right to disconnect and technology Salaries and remuneration Violence and harassment Workload
Available in: Spanish, Castilian
Categories of staff: Teachers
Resource type: Video

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Stress model policy

Model stress risk assessment for schools and colleges

The silent struggle: When teachers become the target

Heatwave: your rights, our interventions

Continental strategy on mental health and psychosocial support for teachers in Africa

Court of Audit: Primary school teachers spend almost a day a week on administration, which reduces job satisfaction

Puzzling with time

Interview with Ivy Lynn Bourgeault on mental health

State of education 2025: Teacher stress and wellbeing

Workplace reps handbook (England): A-Z reference manual

Social media and online abuse of teachers

Women’s health and wellbeing: Guidance and advice on different topics

Tackling excessive teacher workload: NASUWT workload checklists

Working with school and college leaders on managing staff wellbeing - Guidance for workplace representatives

Why Latin American teachers are fleeing the classrooms