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How to reduce stress and feel more in control as a Headteacher
Are you a Headteacher or MAT CEO feeling the strain of constant demands, ongoing pressure or the physical toll of leadership?
In this short, on-demand webinar, I share practical, proven tools from our Headteacher programme, designed to reduce stress, support heart health, and help you feel more steady and in control at work.
You can watch it in your own time, whenever it suits you.
The Pursuit of Sleep for Teachers
Our free gift to support your rest, energy and wellbeing
If you’re finding it hard to switch off, you’re not alone.
Sleep is one of the foundations of wellbeing, and when it’s disrupted, everything from decision-making to emotional regulation becomes harder.
The Pursuit of Sleep for Teachers is our free gift to support your rest and energy.
Written specifically for teachers, school leaders and school staff, it brings together 99 simple, research-informed strategies to improve sleep, restore balance and protect your capacity during demanding terms.
Inside, you’ll find practical daily habits and realistic self-care approaches designed to help you sleep more deeply and feel more resourced for the day ahead.
What readers say:
“Easy to dip into and pick up a new idea to try.”
“Lovely to have all of these tips in one place to remind me of what I need to do more often.”
“I love this book! So helpful and full of simple, practical ideas.”
The Pursuit Blog
Welcome.
Here, we offer short, practical reflections to support your wellbeing – one step at a time.
These short reads are designed to give you useful ideas, fresh perspective and moments of reflection you can take into busy school days, helping you think clearly, lead steadily and sustain yourself in demanding roles.
Because our health and wellbeing isn’t something we tick off a list. It’s something we build through everyday choices that support our capacity to lead and live well.
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Are You Setting the Right Example for Staff Wellbeing?
As a school leader, you're used to balancing a never-ending list of demands - responding to emails, handling behaviour, supporting staff, managing crises, attending meetings… and somehow still...
Energy Management: The Overlooked Key to School Leadership Wellbeing
In our leadership training sessions, one of the hardest challenges we set is deceptively simple: find just 10 minutes a day for yourself. At first, most participants laugh. “Of course I can find 10...
Support Staff: The Hidden Pressure Point for School Leaders
When we talk about the pressures facing school leaders, we usually focus on budgets, inspections, curriculum demands, or safeguarding. But there’s one issue that often goes unspoken: the challenge...
Why School Leaders Get Sick During the Holidays and How to Break the Cycle
As a school leader, you’re used to pushing through the term. Balancing responsibilities, firefighting problems, supporting your team, and keeping everything running. But then the holidays arrive,...
The Pursuit Podcast
(Podcast archive)
This podcast brings together a curated collection of earlier conversations with influential voices from across the UK education sector, exploring the pressures facing teachers, school leaders and the wider school system.
While recorded some time ago, many of these discussions continue to resonate, particularly where the challenges of workload, stress and sustainability remain unchanged.
Hosted by Maria Brosnan, Educational Health and Wellbeing Specialist with over 30 years’ experience, the episodes offer thoughtful reflection, practical insight and grounded perspective drawn from real educational contexts.
Several episodes – including those focused on support staff and teaching assistants – continue to be widely listened to and shared.
Teach Well with Steve Waters
"Every decision that’s taken, is taken through the lens of “will this adversely affect staff wellbeing and mental health?” And if the answer is ‘yes it will’ you modify it or you don’t continue with it." Steve Waters is the founder and CEO of the Teach Well...
Developing Our Executive Function Skills with Victoria Bagnall
"Our Executive Functions are core brain processes that help us regulate our emotions, organise our time and our thoughts, and to do the advanced human activities that we need so much to participate in the modern world." Victoria Bagnall is an education professional,...
Above & Beyond Education with Alison Kriel
"If we all come together, we become collaboratively responsible for every child, in every school, being successful." Alison Kriel is the founder of the newly launched 'Above & Beyond Education' – a social media platform for all educators and schools to celebrate,...
Being a More Purposeful Educator with Naomi Ward
"Your purpose is often what you’re most longing for." Naomi Ward has over 14 years experience in the classroom and leadership and is the founder of Purposeful Educators. In this insightful, practical, and at times very moving episode, Naomi shares: Her definition of...
Life is Happening FOR You not TO You with Mark Taylor
"Life will work for us, rather than against us. The more you allow that to happen, the more it does happen." Mark Taylor has been a professional percussionist for 25 years and has performed with some of the UK’s finest orchestras and theatre companies. He is also a...
Connecting with Nature for Mental Health with Toby Cowern
"What we need to remember is that effectively, we are just well-dressed neanderthals." This is an episode with a difference! What does a survival specialist know about the struggles of teachers or leaders right now? How can nature help us when we’re feeling exhausted,...