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Australian school principals at risk from violence, burnout, stress and self-harm, wellbeing survey finds
Four in 10 Australian school principals have been subjected to violence at work in the past year and some are so stressed and exhausted they triggered self-harm alerts in a national wellbeing survey.
Key points:
- Of 2,248 principals surveyed, 38 per cent reported being subjected to physical violence in the past year
- Almost all respondents work heavy overtime, including 25 hours a week during school holidays
- The report’s authors are calling for an independent taskforce to investigate offensive behaviour in schools
The alarming results of the annual survey prompted the authors to recommend principals only meet parents or guardians online and record the meetings to minimise conflict.
They also called for an independent taskforce to investigate…
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