16LC26 - Health & Well-Being for Teaching Principals

This workshop aims to provide practical tools and strategies which will support Teaching Principals in their role as school leaders. It will incorporate ideas on how best to manage themselves in an increasingly challenging work environment, while balancing this with the primary function of providing quality teaching and learning in the classroom. It will offer practical advice on:

· time management

· prioritising

· protecting the integrity of the school day

·staff management

·distributing responsibility

·Setting boundaries.

We will cohesively explore individual concepts of wellbeing, offering an introduction to a variety of activities, tools
and strategies which support the development and maintenance of personal wellbeing. The focus will be on:

·mental health and resilience

·mindful meditation

·movement and breathing activities

·cognitive strategies

·learning to recognise and cope with stress

·developing a personalised wellbeing toolkit

Date: Thursday 25th February 2016

Time: 4.00pm – 6.30pm

Venue: Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre

Tutors: Nuala Taaffe and Lisa Noone

To book your place
on this course log onto www.carrickedcentre.ie