Step 2: Personal energy

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(10 min)

Trainer notes

Ask participants to plot their activity graph on Handout 5.1: 24 hour activity and energy graphs. They should use another coloured pen to plot where they believe would be a more balanced place for their time and energy to be spent.

Once this is done, ask them to plot their energy graphs, illustrating where their energy is highest and lowest over a period of 24 hours. Ask them to quietly reflect on

where their stress danger areas are,
where their energy strengths are
and what they could do to improve personal effectiveness during the teaching day (such as go to bed earlier, stop marking at x o’clock).

Ask participants to fill in the handout for the suggestions they believe will help them feel more energised on Handout 5.2: Supporting and improving your energy levels. They should tick the ones that they are genuinely willing and feel able to commit to.