• Self-care versus selfishness: It’s vital that you take care of your voice, even in situations where you feel for the sake of others you need to use it unwisely. If you are a natural nurturer and tend to label self-care as selfishness, you might find this article by life coach Sara Fabian helpful: https://tinybuddha.com/blog/prioritize-take-care-without-feeling-selfish/

• This article not only gives suggestions for how to practise good self-care as a teacher, but also how you can introduce self-care practices to your learners: https://www.waterford.org/education/teacher-self-care-activities/

• ‘Sitting is the new smoking’: While on the subject of self-care, leading UK medical figure and former chief of knowledge for the NHS, Sir Muir Gray, believes ESS (excessive sitting syndrome) can be just as bad for health as smoking. He practises what he preaches: he walks or cycles everywhere, rarely sits down, and works standing at a laptop placed on a filing cabinet. A standing desk is also great for countering the tendency to hunch over a screen. Professor Gray has written several books on simple ways to improve health and wellbeing, including Midlife: Look Younger, Live Longer, Feel Better (2016) in support of the NHS One You programme.

Q: Which of the resources did you find most useful?