Teaching Teachers: Understanding Anxiety and How to Reduce it in the Classroom

About the talk

Poorly managed anxiety stops students from fulfilling their potential and stressed teachers struggle to teach effectively.

Anxiety in the classroom decreases when educators have the skills to support anxious students and when students hear consistent messages and use shared techniques. This consistency can shift a school’s culture, creating an environment for everyone that is more conducive to learning.

This is not an off-the-shelf presentation. Caroline will work with you to understand your culture and priorities.

Typical elements include:

• Identifying anxiety triggers and responding effectively
• Understanding how adolescence shapes anxiety and working with it, not against it
• Exploring the link between anxiety and control, and helping students build autonomy in managing their anxiety
• Managing teachers’ own anxiety and stress

Key takeaways

• Confidence in addressing anxiety in the classroom effectively
• A common understanding across the teaching body to ensure consistent use of language patterns, techniques and approaches leading to cultural change
• A practice what you preach ethos to support the teaching body

Who will benefit from this talk?

• Secondary Schools and Sixth Form Colleges

Logistics

• 45-60 minute interactive keynote or webinar
• Content is adapted to the specific audience