Lucy Rycroft

Policy & Public Affairs @EdSupportUK - mental health of teachers & all education staff. Previously @KingsTrust & @InstituteforGov. All views my own. She/her

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

📢 Teachers' mental health was on the agenda in Parliament this week.

We’re grateful to @KathrynMorgan_2, from @ASCL_UK, and @ChrisVinceMP for sharing our Teacher Wellbeing Index at the Education Select Committee’s evidence session on teacher recruitment, training, and retention.

▶️ Watch here: https://t.co/Tlqg8o8h04

[Pepe Di’Iasio @pepediiasio]

Excellent advice, support and resources available for all those across the education sector

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

📢 The Education Support Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025 reveals an education workforce in crisis with staff wellbeing at its lowest level since 2019.

If we want every child to thrive, we must ensure those who teach and support them are thriving too.

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💬 Join the conversation: #TWIX2025
📥 Download the full report: https://t.co/3qe8TOtM5R

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

📢 Education Support’s Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025 reveals an education workforce in crisis with staff wellbeing at its lowest level since 2019.

And many are questioning how long they can continue in the profession they love.

An unwell workforce cannot deliver the best outcomes for children and young people.

Urgent action is needed to protect and retain the people who make education possible.

📘Read and share the full report 👇https://t.co/s99AhqXGp1

#TWIX2025

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

Today we hosted a roundtable on teacher retention in the House of Commons. 🏛️

With members of the Education Select Committee and voices from across the education sector, we discussed how Government, employers and school leaders can improve workplace wellbeing to boost retention.

We’re calling for a teacher retention strategy that puts staff wellbeing at its heart. Retaining skilled educators is the key to unlocking opportunity for every child.

Thank you to everyone who joined, including Dr Darren Paffey MP (@darrenpaffey) who sponsored the event.

Read the full report 👉 https://t.co/4lXhwKyOBM

[Public Accounts Committee @CommonsPAC]

The teacher workforce crisis demands urgent action.

We believe @educationgovuk lacks a clear plan to recruit and retain teachers.

Government must ensure the pledge for 6,500 more teachers will really address nationwide shortages.

Find out more ⬇The teacher workforce crisis demands urgent action.

We believe @educationgovuk lacks a clear plan to recruit and retain teachers.

Government must ensure the pledge for 6,500 more teachers will really address nationwide shortages.

Find out more ⬇️

[Ezra Collective @EzraCollective]

“This moment right here is because of the great youth clubs, the great teachers and the great schools that support young people playing music…”

Ezra Collective: @BRITs Group of the year

Thank you for all your support.

EZ to the World 🌍

[Lucy Rycroft @rycroft_lucy]

⏰The UK government must end the teacher mental health crisis.🚨

Help us make it happen.

Email your local MP using our quick online tool & ensure the voices of teachers and education staff are taken seriously by Government.

It only takes 2 mins: https://t.co/aDrdtp0ezv

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

🚨The UK government must put an end to the teacher mental health crisis. 🚨

Help us make it happen.

Email your local MP using our online tool and ensure the voices of teachers and staff are taken seriously by Government.

It only takes two minutes: https://t.co/VZhKGZHOcT

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

“We need the Government to have a dedicated focus on staff retention, and to not shy away from the complexity and magnitude of the challenge. The future of our children and young people depends on it.”

– @McBreartySinead

Read more in @SchoolsWeek 👇

https://t.co/vsBb8cDudk

[NAHT @NAHTnews]

The fact that rates of anxiety, depression, burnout, and acute stress remain at high levels this year for school leaders is a deep source of concern.

There is now a burning imperative to address this crisis and NAHT stands ready to work with the new government to help find the solutions so urgently required.

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

The 2024 Teaching Wellbeing Index is live!

Here’s what's new:

- Insights on how pupil/parent behaviour impacts staff wellbeing
- Data on how the lack of support from public services is affecting educators’ morale

Read the findings: https://t.co/Pqj9LHmbxp

#TWIX2024

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

Teachers are facing high levels of burnout. If you are experiencing symptoms of burnout, please call our free and confidential helpline.

Our qualified counsellors will offer immediate, emotional support.

08000 562 561.

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

We are pleased to see @bphillipsonMP speaking openly about child poverty and wider public services failures coming at a "personal cost" to teachers and education staff.

These additional responsibilities affect educators' mental health, increase burnout and cause staff to leave the profession. This impacts children and young people’s education.

Stay tuned for our #TWIX2024 going live in November which looks at these issues.

https://t.co/AhzlUjnd0b @tes

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

We are excited to announce we will be launching a campaign at the end of November calling for government to take the mental health and wellbeing of everyone working in education seriously.

Watch this space to find out how you can get involved.

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

The experiences shared by staff to @skynews are shocking. No one should experience bullying in the workplace.

If you are experiencing bullying at your school or college, you're not alone. Our qualified helpline counsellors are here to listen.

📞 08000 562 561

https://t.co/zFVap1vfXx

[YoungMinds @YoungMindsUK]

This needs to urgently change. Three in four teachers say poor student mental health is getting in the way of learning in the classroom, our latest research shows.

Teachers told us they have no choice but to step in – since students are not getting the support they need on the NHS or elsewhere. Schools are already understaffed and under-resourced. And young people deserve to get the support they need, when they need it, no matter what.

Mental health problems among school-aged children “is at epic proportions and should be a national scandal. There’s just not enough [NHS] provision. Our children are suffering under a system unfit for purpose,” says James Bowen from the National Association of Head Teachers.

We urgently demand that the Government deliver on its commitment to provide specialist mental health support in all schools. And we need an education system that puts wellbeing on the same level as academic achievement. #WorldMentalHealthDay #HelloYellow

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

'More than a third of teachers and school leaders say they are considering quitting the profession amid increased working hours, poor wellbeing, and government policy overload'.

@SecEd_Education @educationgovuk

This has to change.

https://t.co/iYfBICNvKe

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day 💙

This year's theme is prioritising mental health in the workplace.

We've handpicked some of our popular resources to help you and your colleagues stay mentally well.

Access here: https://t.co/bW9FamUs0d

#WorldMentalHealthDay

[Tes magazine @tes]

A government wellbeing survey of school staff shows the ‘profound crisis’ facing the profession, warn unions, which are calling for an urgent workforce plan to prevent the situation from further 'spiralling out of control'
https://t.co/xvBu9ceFST