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Beyond Self-Care:  An Educator Wellbeing Guide

Promoting educator wellbeing in your learning community is a shared responsibility. This Be You guide goes beyond self-care strategies, supporting leaders and Action Teams to create environments where all educators can thrive.
A smiling educator

Your wellbeing at work matters

It affects your health, outlook, personal life and how you build relationships with children, young people, families and colleagues.

Be You commissioned Monash University to conduct 5 projects investigating educator wellbeing. This included a workshop and 13 focus groups with a diverse range of educators from different sectors. 

Based on the research findings, this guide encourages leaders and Action Teams to think about educator wellbeing as a shared responsibility. 

Download Beyond Self-Care: An Educator Wellbeing Guide (PDF, 2.41 MB)

This guide is designed to help leaders and Action Teams:

  •        think about all the factors that contribute to educator wellbeing
  • rethink the roles individual educators play within a whole-of-setting approach
  • consider practical steps learning communities can take towards building a thriving workplace.

It includes suggested activities and actions to promote educator wellbeing. You can adapt them to fit your setting.

If you would like support using this guide or to share how you're using this guide in your learning community, contact your Be You Consultant or consider joining Education Voices.


Be You thanks Monash University and all the educators who took part in the design and development of this resource.

Guide and activity resources

  • Beyond Self-Care: An Educator Wellbeing Guide (PDF, 2.41 MB)
  • Suggested Activity 1: From individual to workplace (PDF, 149 KB)
  • Video for Suggested Activity 1
  • Suggested Activity 2: Considering strengths and opportunities in your workplace (PDF, 137 KB)
  • Workplace Review Table (PDF, 187 KB)

Further resources

  • Be You Educator wellbeing tools 
  • Education and workplace safety resources

Last updated: March, 2023

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