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School leader well-being
Students with school leaders experiencing well-being challenges
Table SLT3.5 shows the number of students under the leadership of a school leader who is either ‘Sometimes’ or ‘Often’ experiencing well-being challenges in their role.
What does this mean?
Large proportions of students in the region have school leaders who frequently experience stress and poor well-being because of their job.
Other job-related well-being challenges are common for school leaders. The results suggest that many school leaders do not have time to take care of themselves due to their jobs. Of more concern is the finding that about one out of three students have a school leader whose physical and mental health is being negatively affected by their job. The implication is that school leaders are sustained by a sense of purpose (see school leader pride and job satisfaction) or, in the absence of this, are at risk of disengagement with their job.
