Research and Further Reading Resources

Created on: 19 Nov 2019 | Last modified: 03 Jul 2026

The EIS is committed to highlighting the importance of teacher health and well-being, alongside that of children and young people. Find out more about the Stand Up for Quality Education campaign here:  https://www.eis.org.uk/campaigns/su4qe 

The Education Support Teacher Wellbeing Index covers topics such as stress, workplace culture, symptoms of stress, and feeling supported at work.

Barnardo’s has produced a paper entitled Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of education staff through professional supervision structures.  

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has produced a report exploring the costs of mental ill-health for individuals, employers and society at large: OECD Fit Mind, Fit Job. From Evidence to Practice in Mental Health and Work. 

The Education Scotland National Improvement Hub hosts a wealth of information resources on health and wellbeing, such as:

·       Health and Wellbeing Experiences and Outcomes. 

·        Wellbeing Indicators - SHANARRI. 

Glasgow Centre for Population Health’s Health and early years, children and young people - a GCPH synthesis is a report on factors that affect health inequalities.

The Centre for Mental Health works to drive changes in mental health policy and practice – access blogs, campaigns and mental health focused resources on their website.

MIND offers accessible definitions of a range of mental health experiences: Types of mental health problems - Mind