Teacher Tension

Description

Behaviour management expert Sue Cowley provides advice for primary school teachers on managing personal stress and preventing this affecting the teacher's ability to manage a difficult class.

This personal wellbeing resource shows teachers how to defuse inner tension, avoiding passing personal stress on to pupils and preventing losing your temper in the classroom.

Sue gives tips on dealing with stress levels to Jackie Rochester, a member of Summerfield School's senior management team.

A dramatic reconstruction shows Jackie suffering daily stresses such as running late, arguing with her child over breakfast, and queuing in traffic. She is then shown losing her temper with a lively art class.

Part of the series: Teaching with Cowley