Teacher Mental Health

My Blog

• How feelings of injustice and betrayal can contribute to depression. (19th February 2013)

• Stress and mental conditions excluded from teachers' insurance cover?

(18th March 2012)

• Are UK teachers more likely to commit suicide than those in other countries?

(1st March 2012)

• The Tragic Consequences of Teacher Stress

(25th February 2012)

• Teacher Suicide Rates

        (15th July 2011)

• Meeting Rochdale Teachers

(17th March 2011)

• When work-stress leads to illness

(9th March 2011)

• Suffolk teachers take almost 10,000 days off with stress

(2nd March 2011)

• Clear roles, good relationships and appropriate support, will reduce stress levels.

(1st March 2011)

• In the journey of a teacher, change is a constant travel companion.

(28th February 2011)

• Rising demands and shrinking control drives teacher stress

(17th February 2011)

• Why are so many teachers made ill by their work?

(15th February 2011)

Welcome to the Teacher Mental Health Homepage

This site has been created by John Illingworth and is intended to be a resource for those seeking to find information about aspects of Teacher Mental Health.

John experienced a work-related mental illness himself before taking early retirement from his headteacher post in 2006. Since then,  he has devoted some of his time to exploring the extent of illness amongst teachers resulting from work-related stress. He campaigns to reduce teachers’ work stress and to improve their health.

John has become a regular speaker on the topic of teacher stress.  He often provides presentations to groups of teachers providing advice on what they can do to reduce the likelihood of mental illness by taking steps to reduce their work stress.

John has also featured in radio and television programmes addressing the topic of teacher stress and related illness. These have included BBC TV - ‘Inside Out’, BBC Radio 4 - ‘On the Ropes’ with John Humphrys and a Teachers TV programme about Teacher Mental Health.  He is regularly contacted by the press and has become an acknowledged source of information on the subject.

The menu to the left of this page will direct you  further information.

Contact Information:   John Illingworth, 17, Park Avenue, Woodthorpe, Nottingham.  NG5 4HS.  Email:  john@teachermentalhealth.org.uk