We are seeing more and more data that is suggesting that it is not only pupils that have been affected by the pandemic in terms of their mental health but also many educators too/
Even before the pandemic, there were concerns around mental health issues of young people and teachers due to the pressure they were being put under especially in education but this has been ramped up even more over the last two years to worryingly high levels.
Constant disruption to children’s education has had a huge impact not only academically but also mentally. IT has also seen pupils at home a lot more some of whom do not have great home lives and have had to endure physical or mental abuse. This year has seen a huge increase in referrals to mental health services compared to previous years.
It is not just children that have suffered, also many teachers and others working in the education sector have felt the pressure. They have been expected to work throughout much of the pandemic and not only have they had to teach in class but they have also had to set and mark work that was being done at home. Any lesson plans they had gone out the window and there were not given any extra time to deal with the increased work load.