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Mrs Humanities shares… managing your wellbeing and workload
This blog has been included by Twinkl among their blogs that all trainee teachers should be following. Over the course of the current...
Victoria Hewett
Apr 13, 20212 min read


Got back to school anxiety? Don’t worry, it’s perfectly normal.
I’ve seen lots of tweets this last week about back to school anxiety and I just wanted to say that new school year nerves are completely...
Victoria Hewett
Aug 31, 20194 min read


What to do when you burnout
At the start of this year’s Mental Health Awareness week, I wrote this post but I must admit I was weary of publishing it. I worried it...
Victoria Hewett
May 18, 20196 min read


Mrs Humanities explores… Staff Wellbeing Policies
I’ve had the urge this week to explore school wellbeing policies. I don’t have any particular reason to do so, it was just something that...
Victoria Hewett
Feb 21, 20197 min read


We need Breakthroughs NOT Breakdowns in Teaching.
The title of this post is inspired by the Education Support Partnership’s Christmas Campaign 2018. Reason being I went through through...
Victoria Hewett
Jan 5, 20195 min read


Starting the conversation… #PedagooHampshire2018
This week I’ve had to take some time away from twitter. My anxiety surrounding returning to work has been growing and growing for the...
Victoria Hewett
Sep 2, 20183 min read
The What if… of mental health.
It is the week before we go back to school. 5 weeks have passed. I’ve relaxed, rested and written the majority of a book. I’ve also been...
Victoria Hewett
Aug 31, 20182 min read


Teacher Burnout
This week I shared my experience of burnout and the resulting breakdown I experienced with a journalist from the Observer. He’s written a...
Victoria Hewett
May 13, 20181 min read


New Post Series – #MyWellbeingHero
Who inspires you to look after yourself for a change? Who makes you feel positive on those dark days? Who promotes wellbeing across the...
Victoria Hewett
Mar 11, 20181 min read
Breakdown, reach out, recover.
In April 2016, on return to work after the Easter break I had a breakdown. Anxiety hit as I walked into my classroom the morning after...
Victoria Hewett
Apr 23, 20172 min read


#Teacher5aday – End of January Review
Keeping the idea of #teacher5aday in my mind has helped me to remain calm (most of the time), I had a wobble before school the other day...
Victoria Hewett
Feb 1, 20152 min read
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