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Improving Social and Emotional Learning

The Evidence Based Education Podcast

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The Importance of Empathy in School Leadership

I think the last thought I think is to acknowledge the real pressure that school leaders are under, say that having been ahead for more than 13 years myself. So your own state as a leader and that of your senior team but the whole staff team is really important part of this. It's very hard to be empathetic, to have that role as we were talking about containing other people's emotions or thinking about other people's needs when your own needs aren't being met. Many teachers are driven there, driven vocationally to do this work and that can get eroded if not dealt with properly. This absolutely can help reignite people's passion for teaching perhaps that might have been eroded slightly

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