5 ways teachers can regulate their nervous system during stressful school days

About this resource

This guide from Education Support shares practical, evidence-based approaches to help education staff regulate their nervous system and manage stress during busy school days.

It introduces self-regulation and explores strategies that may help education staff respond to stress, including connecting with colleagues, using grounding techniques and spending time outside. It also supports staff to recognise when stress may be becoming difficult to manage and when further help could be useful.

The resource may be particularly helpful for school mental health leads who are considering ways to build staff awareness of self-regulation and support staff wellbeing across their setting. A printable poster is also available, which can be displayed in staff areas as a reminder of the suggested strategies.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for: 

• school mental health leads

• senior leaders and leadership teams

• education staff across school settings.

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes:

• Access and utilise tools, strategies and resources to support their own mental health so that they can look after themselves.

• Share simple evidence-based strategies and exercises with staff and pupils/students to help them manage their mental health and develop their own coping strategies.