Role stress of teachers

Teachers play a critical role in shaping the lives of our nation’s children. Teachers not only facilitate learning, but also influence a child’s social and emotional development.
Today, teaching is one of the most stressful occupations in India.

High levels of stress are affecting teacher
health and well-being, causing teacher burnout, lack of engagement, job dissatisfaction, poor performance, and
some of the highest turnover rates ever.

Stress not only has negative consequences for teachers, it also results in lower achievement for students and higher costs for schools.

1. School Organizations that lack strong principal leadership, a healthy school climate and a collegial, supportive environment;
2. Job Demands that are escalating with high-stakes testing, student behavioral problems, and difficult parents;
3. Work Resources that limit a teacher’s sense of autonomy and decision-making power;
4. Teacher Social and Emotional Competence to manage stress and nurture a healthy classroom.
Interventions 
Interventions to help reduce teacher stress fall into three
broad categories:
1. Organizational Interventions – An approach that focuses on changing the organization’s culture to prevent stress from occurring;
2. Organization-Individual Interface Interventions
– An approach that includes building workplace relationships and support;
3. Individual Interventions – An approach that teaches individuals practices to manage stress. 

Policy

Several programs and policies are proven to help teachers reduce stress, improve well-being and student outcomes, and even save schools money.

These include:
Mentoring and induction programs for beginning teachers can improve teacher satisfaction and retention, as well as student academic achievement.
(Organization-Individual Interface)

Workplace wellness programs have resulted in reduced health risk, health care costs, and absenteeism among teachers. (Organization-Individual Interface)

Social emotional learning (SEL) programs that improve behavior and promote SEL among students also help reduce teacher stress and create more positive engagement with students. (Organization-
Individual Interface)

Mindfulness/stress management programs can help teachers develop coping and awareness skills to reduce
anxiety, depression, and improved health. (Individual)

Ref: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/primary-school-teachers-suicide-rate-double-national-average-uk-figures-a7635846.html%3famp