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GLAS Original: Sustaining The Work

£4.95

GLAS Sustaining the Work for teachers protects energy, preserves purpose, and builds resilience, enabling educators to continue teaching with presence, impact, and fulfilment over time.

GLAS Sustaining the Work for teachers protects energy, preserves purpose, and builds resilience, enabling educators to continue teaching with presence, impact, and fulfilment over time.

  • From a GLAS Method perspective, Sustaining the Work begins with Manage Your Energy and Stable Foundation. Teachers need rhythms, boundaries, and recovery to prevent chronic exhaustion. Grounding routines create stability in demanding environments.

    The practice is strengthened through Discovering Meaning, Self Acceptance, and Building Resilience. Reconnecting with purpose helps teachers navigate challenge with perspective, while self-acceptance reduces perfectionism and unrealistic expectations that drain energy.

    Finally, Sustaining the Work supports Strong Connections, Community, and Joy / Fulfilment. Collegial support, shared reflection, and moments of joy replenish emotional reserves, allowing commitment and care to endure across terms and years.

    • Burnout Prevention – Identify early warning signs and respond early.

    • Professional Longevity – Support long, meaningful teaching careers.

    • Staff Wellbeing Culture – Embed sustainable practices at a school level.

    • Reflective Practice – Maintain clarity and purpose through change.

    • Student Impact – Sustain presence, care, and consistency in the classroom.

    • Assess Energy & Load – Notice signs of depletion or strain.

    • Stabilise Routines – Create daily and weekly rhythms that support recovery.

    • Reconnect with Purpose – Reflect on why teaching matters to you.

    • Practice Self-Compassion – Release perfectionism and unrealistic standards.

    • Build Support Networks – Engage with colleagues for shared resilience.