Course Outline

Learning how to cultivate a sense of inner calm is vital in helping school staff to deal with the stresses and challenges of school life.

This session will provide some helpful ways for teachers & SNAs to deal with stress, as well as providing several strategies and techniques for calming the nervous system. We will also look at ways to try to create that all-important work-life balance.

For teachers and SNAs (P & PP)

Facilitator Bio

Fiona Forman is an author, speaker, facilitator, and trainer in the area of well-being and Positive Psychology in education and parenting. Fiona holds an M. Sc. in Applied Positive Psychology, the science of well-being, from the University of East London.

Having spent many years as a primary teacher, she is passionate about placing well-being at the heart of school and family life, and she has seen first-hand the many benefits this brings to both young people and adults alike. Fiona now works closely with schools, education centres, universities, and colleges around the country, delivering talks and courses on many topics related to well-being within the education system. She is the co author of Weaving Well-Being, an SPHE programme for children which is now widely used in Ireland, as well as being the author of Welcome to Well-Being, Wired for Well-Being, and Tools to Thrive.