Managing stress and preventing burnout: A wellbeing course for educators and school staff
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 11 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 35 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At the start of a term or programme cycle
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
A manager sends a non-urgent request at 10pm and the reply seems expected
Try it: this is one of 21 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
- Scenario, process, tabs, accordion and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Quiz, word cloud, poll, scale slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 419.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | None | Whole course |
| SO 419.1 | Recognise common signs of work stress and burnout in yourself and colleagues, and place them on a continuum from manageable pressure to sustained strain | Best practice; ISO 45003:2021 as a voluntary framework (see verification list) | Whole course |
| SO 419.2 | Name the work factors that drive stress (demands, control, support, relationships, role clarity, change) and rank your own | HSE Management Standards for work-related stress as a voluntary framework (see verification list) | Whole course |
| SO 419.3 | Use a simple workload and boundaries process: name, rank, then do, delay, delegate or decline | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 419.4 | Build small daily energy habits, including for teaching online, and recover after a hard moment | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 419.5 | Say how to ask for help and how leaders and peers build a healthier staff culture, using your organisation's support route + your info | Employer's wellbeing policy and the health and safety duties that apply where you work (see Notes) | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 11 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 35 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Why a heavy term is a work issue, not a weakness
3 pages
7 min
Why a heavy term is a work issue, not a weakness
3 pages
2Signs, causes and the stress continuum
3 pages
6 min
Signs, causes and the stress continuum
3 pages
3A workload and boundaries process, plus daily energy habits
3 pages
6 min
A workload and boundaries process, plus daily energy habits
3 pages
4Grey areas: late messages, hard moments and a colleague who is struggling
3 pages
6 min
Grey areas: late messages, hard moments and a colleague who is struggling
3 pages
5Asking for help and building a healthier staff culture
3 pages
6 min
Asking for help and building a healthier staff culture
3 pages
6Final assessment and completion
2 pages
4 min
Final assessment and completion
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- How would you rate your stress this week? 1-5 scale
- How manageable is your workload this term? 1-5 scale
- Rank what would help most ranking
- I feel safe telling a colleague I am struggling. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the staff wellbeing support route? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
11 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Ld contact
{{LD_CONTACT}} - Training standards link
{{TRAINING_STANDARDS_LINK}} - Concern route
{{CONCERN_ROUTE}} - Support and adjustments route
{{SUPPORT_AND_ADJUSTMENTS_ROUTE}} - Staff wellbeing support
{{STAFF_WELLBEING_SUPPORT}} - LMS or record system
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 11 fields
- Next course link
{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}} - Survey 1 URL
{{SURVEY_1_URL}} - Survey 2 URL
{{SURVEY_2_URL}} - Course URL
{{COURSE_URL}} - Live session URL
{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run managing stress and preventing burnout: A wellbeing course for educators and school staff training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At the start of a term or programme cycle, before a known pressure point (assessment season, inspection or audit prep, a new intake), and as part of an annual staff wellbeing plan.
Who needs this training?
Teachers, trainers, facilitators, mentors and academy or school leaders who want to manage their own stress and workload and build a healthier staff culture; run by a staff-development lead or L&D manager. Assigned by an employer (school group, academy trust, university or training provider) to its staff.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.