The wellbeing of educational leaders Learning the skills of self-compassion with Kate Brierton

As an educational leader, looking after your own wellbeing is paramount to the success of your school. The strains of leadership can be considerable in the current high-performance, high stakes-education system and yet this is rarely acknowledged or supported. Compassionate leadership is a strength and that begins with developing self-compassion. A self-compassionate leader can be confident, reflexive, attuned to their workforce and have greater clarity in decision-making. This interactive talk discusses the biological, psychological and social influences which make us prone to harsh self-criticism and explains how self-compassion helps relieves this. The audience will have the opportunity to take part in some exercises designed to develop self-compassion and support wellbeing.