Adrian Bethune is a teacher, Wellbeing Leader at a primary school in Aylesbury and the Education Policy co-lead at the Mindfulness Initiative. He also delivers wellbeing-focused training in schools across Europe through his organisation www.teachappy.co.uk. In 2012, he was awarded a ‘Happy Hero’ medal by Lord Richard Layard at the House of Lords for his work on developing wellbeing in schools. In 2015, he was invited to speak at the Action For Happiness event, Creating A Happier World, on stage with the Dalai Lama. Adrian is author of the award-winning Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom – A Practical Guide To Teaching Happiness (Bloomsbury, 2018). He writes regularly for the TES and has contributed to several other books including Global Perspectives in Positive Education (John Catt, 2018), Children and Young People′s Mental Health Today (Pavilion, 2019), and Just Great Teaching (Bloomsbury, 2019).Dr Emma Kell is director of Those That Can limited. She has almost 25 experience as a teacher and school leader and currently teaches in Alternative Provision, alongside her work as a facilitator, speaker, writer and coach specialising in staff wellbeing and home-school engagement. She is also a former Head of MFL. Emma is senior teaching fellow for the IoE, a Specialist Leader in Education, Teaching School Lead for an AP teaching alliance in Bucks. She works as an associate for the National Foundation for Educational Research and Education Support Partnership to support teacher recruitment and retention. She has written several articles and blog posts on school leadership and the joys and challenges of teaching, and has completed a doctorate on teacher well-being and work-life balance at Middlesex University. Emma is author of How To Survive in Teaching (Bloomsbury, 2018) and writes regularly for the TES and BBC Teach.

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• Chapter 1: How can I keep my values and moral purpose at the forefront of my professional role?Chapter 2: How can I maintain a sense of perspective?Chapter 3: How can I manage my workload effectively and efficiently?Chapter 4: How can I handle stress and take care of myself?Chapter 5: How can I foster positive relationships?Chapter 6: How can I exercise and promote agency within my role?Resources

Adrian Bethune is a teacher, Wellbeing Leader at a primary school in Aylesbury and the Education Policy co-lead at the Mindfulness Initiative. He also delivers wellbeing-focused training in schools across Europe through his organisation www.teachappy.co.uk. In 2012, he was awarded a ‘Happy Hero’ medal by Lord Richard Layard at the House of Lords for his work on developing wellbeing in schools. In 2015, he was invited to speak at the Action For Happiness event, Creating A Happier World, on stage with the Dalai Lama. Adrian is author of the award-winning Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom – A Practical Guide To Teaching Happiness (Bloomsbury, 2018). He writes regularly for the TES and has contributed to several other books including Global Perspectives in Positive Education (John Catt, 2018), Children and Young People′s Mental Health Today (Pavilion, 2019), and Just Great Teaching (Bloomsbury, 2019).Dr Emma Kell is director of Those That Can limited. She has almost 25 experience as a teacher and school leader and currently teaches in Alternative Provision, alongside her work as a facilitator, speaker, writer and coach specialising in staff wellbeing and home-school engagement. She is also a former Head of MFL. Emma is senior teaching fellow for the IoE, a Specialist Leader in Education, Teaching School Lead for an AP teaching alliance in Bucks. She works as an associate for the National Foundation for Educational Research and Education Support Partnership to support teacher recruitment and retention. She has written several articles and blog posts on school leadership and the joys and challenges of teaching, and has completed a doctorate on teacher well-being and work-life balance at Middlesex University. Emma is author of How To Survive in Teaching (Bloomsbury, 2018) and writes regularly for the TES and BBC Teach.

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• Chapter 1: How can I keep my values and moral purpose at the forefront of my professional role?Chapter 2: How can I maintain a sense of perspective?Chapter 3: How can I manage my workload effectively and efficiently?Chapter 4: How can I handle stress and take care of myself?Chapter 5: How can I foster positive relationships?Chapter 6: How can I exercise and promote agency within my role?Resources