Adrian Bethune

It's the 5 year book birthday of A Little Guide to Teacher Wellbeing and Self-Care!!!

@thosethatcan and I are super proud of our Little book and thankful to everyone who has bought it for themselves or a friend. 🙏🏽

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How to be a motivated teacher when you can’t be *rsed Self-care - you don't have to like it, you just have to do it!

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We start the new academic year with the best of intentions in terms of looking after ourselves but we quickly resort to old, unhelpful habits.

Here's how to find the motivation when you can't be arsed

teachappy.co.uk/post/how-to-be… #Teachappy #motivation #wellbeing

⚠️ NEW BLOG ⚠️

We start the new academic year with the best of intentions in terms of looking after ourselves but we quickly resort to old, unhelpful habits.

Here's how to find the motivation when you can't be arsed

teachappy.co.uk/post/how-to-be… #Teachappy #motivation #wellbeing

5 Tips for Teacher Wellbeing- Adrian Bethune

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but for the past 3 years you said you’d prioritise your wellbeing and you didn’t so this year you have to.

Listen to @adrianbethune.bsky.social’s 5 tips for teacher wellbeing.

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Back to school for me tomorrow! Genuinely looking forward to it 😍 #teachappy @adrianbethune.bsky.social

Thanks Oliver 👊🏽

Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload. Brilliant book by Kat Howard

Teacher Wellbeing and Self Care a brilliant book by Adrian Bethune and Emma Kell

As well as @andrewcowley23.bsky.social, who you've already mentioned, I'd add:
- Teacher Wellbeing and Self-care (A Little Guide for Teachers)
@thosethatcan.bsky.social and @adrianbethune.bsky.social
- Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A Pragmatic Approach to Teacher Workload @saysmiss.bsky.social

Self-determination theory - What it is and how to use it Some small tweaks to our teaching practice can be the key to better learning, motivation and long-term happiness

Self-determination theory – What it is and how to use it | via @adrianbethune.bsky.social

It's the @bloomsburyed.bsky.social Summer Sale with 30% off wellbeing titles by @adrianbethune.bsky.social @johnmagee.bsky.social and the trilogy of The Wellbeing Toolkit, The Wellbeing Curriculum and The School Mental Health Toolkit.

Failed teacher here. For what it’s worth, I would add more open, non-prescriptive, play-based activity, and a reduced obsession with learning objectives. It was teaching Year 2 with NO space for pure play on the timetable that did my head in.

I’m chuffed to be in great company here… some great books from @andrewcowley23.bsky.social @adrianbethune.bsky.social and @suecowley.bsky.social amongst others! Sale on til 11th July if you’re looking for a bargain! @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ⬇️

In over 30 years of teaching I have never been trained that/ or told ‘kids don’t need knowledge’
Teachers have always taught ‘knowledge’
And many also taught critical thinking skills, taught contextual relevance, supported motivation, & developmental skills & dispositions

Thanks Barabara, I'll take a read.

Can you quote me where I've said kids don't need knowledge?

There is this summary of the research findings whatworkswellbeing.org/wp-content/u...

The research us from this book.

Definitely exacerbated by Gove Gibb et al. Somehow thinking a knowledge-rich curriculum will help the most disadvantaged kids (whilst simultaneously creating policies that put more children in poverty).

Do you look down on your colleagues who are part time teachers? Do you only value the opinions of full time staff? And please show me where I said we should have children leave school with no qualifications?

What a nice teacher. 😎

Ha ha. 🤣

Knowledge-rich, wisdom-poor.

I remember you once saying on Twitter that you thought Adolf Hitler had a growth mindset. You were obviously being facetious and a bit of a wazzock and ever since then I had you muted because it's a waste of time arguing/debating with you.

Hi James, I didn't ignore it. I didn't see it as I have you muted on Twitter.

Whatever you do guys, don't question knowledge-rich curricular.

The best that's thought and said has been decided so just teach it, learn it and shut up 🥱

It really is and why this thread has resonated with so many people on here, X and Insta.

Gibb, Gove, Michaela - have all pedalled this myth for a long time and it's BS and many people see through it.

Yes, teach children philosophy and make them miserable. That's what Aristotle meant by the 'Good life' wasn't it?

The reason grades generally don't make people happier is because:

1. Law of diminishing marginal utility
2. Adaption
3. Social comparison
4. Arrival fallacy
5. People that fixate on extrinsic markers of success are less happy than people that focus on intrinsic rewards

And we wonder why - when they work this out - they disengage.

Open you eyes, Martin. It's a cultural 'truth' that is endemic. Work hard at school, get a good job, be 'successful' and then you'll be happy.

Are you honestly saying you don't recognise that in our society in anyway shape or form?

I see heads on X pedal the lie constantly.