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How to tackle poor teacher wellbeing for primary school teachers in England? Strategies to enhance teacher wellbeing and work conditions in teaching practice. (2023)

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Authors: Sukhjagat Brar and Cora Sargeant
Published: 2023
Publication: DECP Debate

This paper draws on Positive Psychology (Seligman, 2010) and attention to the Finnish context to explore ways of improving teacher wellbeing among primary schools in England.

This is a pre-publication version of the following article:

Brar, S. & Sargeant, C. (2023) How to tackle poor teacher wellbeing for primary school teachers in England? Strategies to enhance teacher wellbeing and work conditions in teaching practice. DECP Debate, 185, 7-14. DOI: 10.53841/bpsdeb.2023.1.185.7

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