Rewriting Wellbeing: The Teachers' Health Podcast

Could your school's wellbeing strategy actually be making wellbeing worse..? In this solo episode, I share the five mistakes I see schools and leaders make every single year when it comes to staff wellbeing - usually with the very best intentions. The idea is simple: by shining a light on these pitfalls now, before you finalise your plan for September, you can avoid the well-meaning traps that...

Staff struggling this Summer term? Want to improve wellbeing without adding to anyone's plate? Here's where to start... Whether you're SLT, a class teacher, an LSA or part of the pastoral team, there's something here you can act on this week! In this episode, we talk through the small, no-cost things that staff and leaders at every level can do right now to make this term feel more...

What if the most exhausting part of teaching is a part you weren't trained for..? In this very special episode of The Rewriting Wellbeing Podcast, we're joined by Daniela Nicol, a qualified therapist working across the UK and Ghana, whose work in schools is helping teachers understand the emotional and neurological toll of the job, and what to do about it! Daniela shares her journey from t...

Is a £90.7 million marketing budget really the best use of DfE money right now..? Why does doubling down feel like the best move the DfE they had? In this episode of The Rewriting Wellbeing Podcast, Charlie and Charlie dig into what has become known as GC Gate... The DfE's Gemma Collins campaign, the context that never arrived, the money behind the marketing and what this whole episode really...

Struggling to build healthy habits alongside teaching? Do you go at 100% and burn yourself out by week two? Ever feel like everyone else has got some sort of silver bullet that you're missing? In this episode of The Rewriting Wellbeing Podcast, we talk all things healthy habits: why they're harder to build than we're told, why the word "habit" itself might be setting you up t...

It's that time of year again... That familiar feeling of reports looming over everything else you are already doing... And that Sunday evening guilt where half term doesn't quite feel like half term, because you know the deadline is getting closer! In this episode, we dig into the reality of report writing in 2026, including the stats behind teacher workload, our honest take on using AI, and the p...

What if the single most important thing missing from your school's wellbeing strategy isn't a policy, a programme, or a protected PPA slot..? What if it's something far more simple than any of that? This week is a bit of a different one. It's a solo episode, and Charlie is sharing something he's genuinely excited about - a sneak peek into Chapter One of his second book, Rewriti...

How much of the way you feel about your body is actually how you feel - and how much is how you've been taught to feel? And when did the appearance goalposts get so impossible to reach? This week, we get honest about body image, a topic that affects almost all of us, but one that often sits lower on the wellbeing agenda than it probably should! In this episode, we share personal experiences we...

60% of UK teachers are now using AI... But 45% are worried about their pupils doing the same! In this episode, we dig into the latest AI adoption stats in UK education and ask the question: is it a good thing? We look at why teacher usage has doubled in just a year and why the gap between using AI yourself and worrying about students using it might be the most revealing number in the data! In this...

Summer term can feel like a strange mix of sunshine and stress... The days are longer, the end of the year is getting closer, and summer is finally in sight. But so are the SATs, report writing, transition, performances, data drops, parent meetings, assemblies, handovers, and all the other bits that seem to pile up at exactly the same time. In this episode, we talk all things teacher stress, why s...

How do you actually use the Easter holidays in a way that helps, instead of getting to the end of them wondering where the time went? How do you rest without guilt, especially when life, caring responsibilities, and the pressure to make the break magical are still very much there? And how do you come back feeling a little more like yourself, not just drained and ready to count down til May half-te...

In this round up episode of Rewriting Wellbeing , we’re looking back at some of our favourite moments from Spring Term 2026.... Our favourite bits and he parts that resonated with many of you working in schools right now! From stress, burnout and boundaries, to leadership, workload, behaviour, nervous systems, and all the weird and wonderful things that make school life what it is, this episode pu...

Teaching is an incredibly hard profession, especially in 2026... That feeling like you’re never quite doing enough in school... Being caught between perfectionism and burnout, trying to prove you’re a good teacher every single day... In this episode of The Rewriting Wellbeing Podcast, talk about what we can do to address all of those thoughts and feelings. We look back at the teachers who shaped u...

Class teacher in a school struggling with wellbeing? Wellbeing Lead unsure of how to support your colleagues? Or maybe a Leader worried about your staff and wanting to make a serious change? This one's for you! In this episode of The Rewriting Wellbeing Podcast, we take the Education Support Teacher Wellbeing Index and go beyond the data... Yes, the numbers matter. But really the most important qu...

If you feel like you crawl your way to half-term, only to crash out... If the break always disappears in a blur of busyness or days under the blanket... If you somehow end up feeling just as tired by the time you get back to school... This one’s for you! In today's episode (2 days later than planned!), we talk about the pressure teachers put on themselves to have the perfect break Why comparison s...

In this week's episode, I chat with Dave Keeling about all things laughter, building connection and helping people think differently when things around us feel relentless! We dig into the power of creating space, the value of better questions, and the small daily choices that protect your wellbeing. Dave is a speaker and performer who blends psychology, communication, and humour through his work w...

Did you know the average adult spends almost 2 months a year on their phone? That works out to be 10 years of your life!! In the very first episode recorded in the brand new Rewriting Wellbeing Studio, the two Charlies talk about all things slashing your screentime! What’s actually happening when we scroll, why it’s so hard to stop, and how it can mess with your mood, your sleep, your focus, and y...

How do we make wellbeing work for everyone when we're all so different? How do we raise standards without burning our staff, or ourselves, out? How do we support our staff when the pressure keeps piling on? In this episode, I sit down with Alan Rogers, headteacher, Director of Education at Manor MAT, author of Kilter Leadership , and host of the Creating Leadership Futures podcast. Together, we di...

Ever wondered if teaching is really this hard, or if it's just you? In this episode, we dive into the Education Support Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025! Not just the headlines. Not just the statistics you've seen on social media... We dig into the actual story the data is trying to tell! We talk about the gap between education staff wellbeing and the general UK population, what it might be revealing,...

The weird wash-machine sensation in your stomach, the heavy feeling hanging over in your head... We all get it differently, but we each know the Back-To-School-Scaries. In Episode 2 of Rewriting Wellbeing, we chat all things going back to school, why it can feel like your freedom is being snatched away, and why your brain hates not knowing what is coming next! We talk about the Sunday scaries, the...

The boys are back in town. Backstreet's back. I want you back... for good? If you've been following me on social media over the last few weeks, you'll know that I' ve been working on something very exciting... Alongside my good friend, and now co-host, Charlie Thomas of Let Us Talk Wellbeing, I've been building something new! We’re back with not only a new series, but a whole new podcast... We’ve...

Why does the same situation feel like it breaks you one day, but barely touches you another? Why do some days spiral from a petrol light, a snooty email, or a wet breaktime - while others, we somehow ride the wave? In this first episode of ' Car Diaries' (it's just me talking in my car on my way back from delivery school workshops!), I share a very hard-earned lesson about how our brai...

Heading into September with that familiar knot in your stomach, the “back-to-school scaries,” or the Sunday night dread? In this episode, I’ll walk you through the 3Cs framework (Calm, Clarity, and Certainty) a simple, practical way to settle your nervous system and steady your mind before term begins! Whether you’re glued to your laptop, comparing your classroom to the perfect ones online, or jus...

Are you heading into the summer holidays feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or unsure how to actually switch off? In this episode, I’ll talk you through how to truly rest, recover and reset using the R.E.N.U.E. model, a practical and bitesize framework designed to help school staff feel like themselves again. Whether you tend to collapse into a Netflix coma, stay stuck in school-mode, or feel guilty...

In this episode of the podcast, I’m sharing how to head into the summer holidays feeling positive, accomplished, and ready to reset: Why teacher-tired is real, and why a good night's sleep isn’t always enough to recover. The impact of adrenaline overload, thought fatigue, and emotional exhaustion on our wellbeing. How our brains focus on the negative, and how you can break that cycle. Three si...