Thank you for such a fantastic keynote presentation. It was so well received and we had many delegates commenting how much they enjoyed and benefited from your talk.
NATECLA Annual Conference for Teachers June 2023
Bringing compassion into education for optimum wellbeing and performance
Kate is a Trustee of the
Eastern Learning Alliance in the UK, which manages a group of ten schools. Previously she was Chair of Governors at
Impington Village College, where she has worked with senior leaders since 2015 to build a compassionate culture promoting wellbeing for both staff and students. She is also an
Associate Author with Cambridge University Press, presenting webinars and conference talks to teachers from around the world on wellbeing in schools. Her book
Cultivating Teacher Wellbeing, a guide for educational managers, was published in 2022.
Invest in your people and you will succeed
“Low levels of staff wellbeing, associated mental and physical ill health, and problems with staff retention are highly prevalent in modern educational systems. Many countries face a crisis of teacher training and recruitment. The whole system is becoming unbalanced and you can help inoculate your educational institution against this with the power of compassion and human connection. The business of education is people: they are both the mechanism and the product. Invest in your people and you will succeed.”
Cultivating Teacher Wellbeing
‘After reading the introduction, we both felt this book genuinely deserved our time and attention. We believe you will, too.’
English Australian Journal
Tailored talks and workshops for your conference or school
For more information on how to bring compassion into your school, or to arrange a face to face or virtual presentation or workshop like the one above, please contact Kate. Talks can be tailored to your needs.
Recent conference talks
Embracing change – the transformative power of self acceptance
October 2023, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, International
Keynote
Teaching in difficult times – supporting yourself and your students
June 2023 NATECLA Annual Conference, Birmingham UK
Five self-care skills for teachers working in times of crisis and recovery
March 2023, Cambridge English, Turkey
The wellbeing of educators – learning the skills of self-compassion
March 2023, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, International
The psychology and neuroscience of change
January 2023, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, internal presentation
Mindfulness and wellbeing for teachers
October 2022, Cambridge Live (Cambridge University Press & Assessment)
The wellbeing of educators workshop
July 2022, Cambridge English, Italy
Five ways to create a trauma sensitive classroom
April 2022, Ukrainian Institute in London
The wellbeing of educations in the pandemic
March 2022, Cambridge English, Brazil
Adapting to change
February 2022, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, internal presentation
Cultivating Teacher Wellbeing
November 2021 with Christina Gkonou, Global Schools Festival
The wellbeing of educators workshop
October 2021, Academic English Conference, Live (Cambridge University Press & Assessment)
Inclusion – Building a compassionate culture
August 2021, AWWA Inclusion Experts Series, Singapore
Wellbeing for educational leaders
July 2021, Cambridge English, Brazil
Cultivating teacher wellbeing
June 2021, IATEFL Conference
Understanding Trauma
Five ways to create a trauma sensitive classroom
Trauma workshop for teachers
Spring to summer 2021, ESOL Scotland
The compassionate and connected school
May 2021, Cheadle Hulme High School Wellbeing Conference
Wellbeing in hybrid learning
March 2021, BALEAP conference
Sensitivity, empowerment and compassion
– Supporting students through the Covid-19 pandemic
March 2021, Cambridge English, online global
Understanding behaviour with compassion
April 2019, EF Education Paris
Teacher-student relationship
March 2019, webinar, Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Compassionate schools
May 2018, Better Learning conference, Cambridge University Press and Assessment, Churchill College, Cambridge.