Staff Well-Being: Cultivating Calmness to Manage Stress & Promote Well-Being

Date: 30 September 2025

Time: 7pm - 8pm

Online Webinar: Zoom

Blurb

Learning how to cultivate a sense of inner calm is vital in helping school staff to deal with the stresses and challenges of school life.

This session will provide some helpful ways for teachers & SNAs to deal with stress, as well as providing several strategies and techniques for calming the nervous system.

We will also look at ways to try to create that all-important work-life balance.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the need for self-care as an educator

2. Explore the stressors of educators & their impact on the nervous system

3. Gain 4 evidence-based strategies for dealing with these stressors & promoting personal well-being 

Bio

Fiona Forman is an author, speaker, facilitator, and trainer in the area of well-being and Positive Psychology in education and parenting.

Fiona holds an M. Sc. in Applied Positive Psychology, the science of well-being, from the University of East London. Having spent many years as a teacher, she is passionate about placing well-being at the heart of school and family life, and she has seen first-hand the many benefits this brings to both young people and adults alike. She is the co-author of Weaving Well-Being, an SPHE programme for children which is now widely used in Ireland, as well as being the author of Welcome to Well-Being, Wired for Well-Being, and Tools to Thrive.

Fiona is also the mother of 2 young adults, which has deepened her awareness of the importance of equipping our children with the support and skills they need to thrive and flourish, despite the challenges of life.

Her parenting book, BRAVER THAN YOU BELIEVE: A Parent’s Guide to Building Children’s Resilience using Positive Psychology Skills, has recently been released.

This webinar is hosted by Monaghan Education Support Centre. The information you provide when registering will be shared with the host centre and the centre through which you booked and can be used and shared by them in accordance with their Terms and Privacy Policy, which is available on their website.