Education Support are the only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff in schools, colleges and universities. Our free, 24/7 mental health helpline is a vital lifeline to teachers and education staff across the UK.
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A challenging education sector means teachers and education staff in the UK are experiencing significant poor mental health and wellbeing at work. This means the 3.45 million people that work in education are relentlessly experiencing overburden, stress and overwhelm. Teachers are struggling and burning out of their careers in droves. This impacts teachers, their families and the children and young people that need them.
Education Support support the mental health and wellbeing in the education workforce to improve the lives of teachers and the education of the next generation. We upskill staff and provide support in crisis to protect wellbeing, work with education leaders to cultivate/create workplace cultures that care and inform and influence education policy so the system prioritises mental health. Our free, 24/7 mental health and wellbeing helpline provides crucial crisis support.