What small things are teachers doing to take care of themselves? TeachTogether Responses

TeachTogether is a free service from the Chartered College of Teaching and The Behavioural Insights Team, which sends one text a week to support teachers' wellbeing. You can find out more and sign up here. In one week's message, we asked teachers to tell us what small things they do to take care of themselves - here's what you told us!     Listening to music. Music can uplift the spirit and strengthen the soul and add a bit of motivational magic! I have just got round to making my work space at home into a calm and pleasant place where I feel happy - it won't work miracles of course, but it's a start. Linda, outreach officer In the evening, about 30 minutes before I aim to go to sleep, I listen to soothing sounds eg 'Sleep Bug' app to help unwind, and I spend 5-15 minutes on Headspace to help focus upon my breathing and relax. It might not always work but it buys me 30 minutes of 'me' time. Paint your nails! Taking the time to file, buff, paint a