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Mental health in schools: the new #MeToo?
"Like #MeToo, we need a hashtag," Lynne Symons declared. The former principal of the largest school in South Australia – now an educational leadership consultant – was referring to the need for greater awareness of the mental health crisis among Australian principals, school staff and students.
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Is there any support online for the new teachers that struggle? The pier teachers are under their own level of stress and overwork. Just a chat to someone in the field that would understand the specific pressures from children, parents, peers, school policy, government benchmark and reporting.They do seem so swamped and young to cope with the many levels of accountability.