Updated for 2026 - this new Careers lesson covers the 2026 PSHE Association guideline statements for KS5 PSHE - Work and Careers (building on from the KS4 statutory DfE ones). It could easily be used with KS4 however, and is completely editable. Coverage includes: L12. the role of trade unions and professional organisations; when and how to constructively challenge workplace behaviours, H13. how to maintain work-life balance, including understanding the importance of continuing with regular exercise and sleep, and balancing time online, L8. rights and responsibilities as students in casual, part-time jobs, including in the ‘gig economy’. In this lesson students will discover the role of trade unions, the importance of work-life balance and their rights - whether full time or within part-time or gig-style employment. The lesson (all human made) includes a detailed PowerPoint, information sheet, challenging tasks including clip, creative, literacy and analysis tasks, Everything is editable and will last you at least one hour. This is taken from the new 2026 Complete KS5 PSHE and Careers package, which can be found on the EC Publishing Ltd PSHE website - which I can't link to here but is very easy to find. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk

work Life Balance & Career Planning Editable Careers Lesson (1 hour+) A fully resourced and editable Careers PowerPoint lesson designed to help teachers deliver an engaging, interactive, and thought-provoking session on work Life Balance & Career Planning . Perfect for form time, Business, PSHE, or Careers lessons, this session guides students through key concepts with clear structure and purposeful activities. Learning Outcomes By the end of this lesson, students will: learn the differences between a good and poor work-life balance To identify and describe physical, behavioural and emotional symptoms of burnout To give advice to someone who is showing signs of a poor work-life balance or burnout Each Lesson Pack Includes: ✔ 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (with structured learning outcomes, confidence checkers, and assessment for learning opportunities) ✔ A range of engaging student activities (discussion tasks, comprehension questions, paired/group work) ✔ Embedded video links and high-quality visual slides ✔ Extension opportunities and thought-provoking challenges ✔ Extra support websites and follow-up materials ✔ Confidence checker to measure progress This lesson has been designed to be ready to pick up and teach – saving you time while providing your students with a high-quality, interactive learning experience. Why not check out some of our latest super bundles below: Young Adults and Choices Online Safety + Staying Safe Personal Safety Unit Equality & Protected Characteristics British Values Explored Bundle Society, Body Image + Peer Pressure Diversity & Equality If you need any support with this lesson or would like to find out more about the FULL Careers / PSHE / Enterprise / Citizenship / Personal Development Currriculum email: thecre8tiveresources@gmail.com or google “Cre8tive resources”

Unlock the secrets to achieving a harmonious work/life balance with this insightful and practical 28 slide assembly. Balancing academic responsibilities with personal well-being is crucial for overall happiness and success as a student. This assembly explores the importance of finding equilibrium between academic demands and personal activities, providing valuable insights and strategies for achieving balance. The Assembly covers: Understanding the concept of work/life balance and its significance Common challenges students face in maintaining balance The impacts of an imbalance on mental, physical, and emotional well-being Practical tips and strategies for prioritising tasks, managing time effectively, and practising self-care Follow up tutor time activities Please also visit my TES Assembly Store where over 100 assemblies are available on a huge range of topics.

Careers mini tutor time session looking at the topic “Work Life Balance”. This resource is suitable for secondary school students and contains interactive elements to keep your students engaged! Files are editable. Learning Objectives: To explore the importance of Work Life Balance Keywords: Work-Life Balance, Leisure, Healthy Work Environment, Mental health Elements for the session 2-3 Minute Video bespoke Careers video created and hosted by Cre8tive resources PowerPoint Slides Reflection Questions Class Word Find Activity Homework Suggestion Review Activity The mini tutor time session designed to last around 20 Minutes only. This in one session from our importance of… Series . There are 16 different sessions in total you can purchase. The session could be adapted to last anywhere from 5 to 20+ minutes. ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Why not try out some of our other highly rated Secondary Careers Units: ☞ Year 7 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 8 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 9 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 10 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 11 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 12 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 13 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰

This is a light hearted look at achieving a healthy work life balance in that first year of teaching or in that training year. It is somethign I use when meeting my new ITE trainees for the first time and I will visit it half way through their placements so that they dont get too bogged down and despondant!

WORK LIFE BALANCE - SIMPLE GUIDE! We all know that we can sometimes get so caught up in our little teaching bubble and at times it can be hard to step away from this! Here are some top tips and ideas to try and create a better work / life balance to help you enjoy your time more at work and also enjoy your time at home! Of course, these techniques will only really work if you are consistent in your approach and make them a habit rather than a one off thing! Great for trainee teachers or NQTs who will hugely benefit in the long run! “How to work SMART” COMING SOON! I hope you like this resource. Please comment and rate below! Mil gracias FJ

This marking scheme has completely saved me from endless marking and piles of books write in! Super easy, clear, concise and even involves self-evaluation from the children.

This lesson was designed to be taught in the KS4 PSHE ‘Living in the wider world’ unit. All resources are included.

Balancing Work and Life Lesson. Designed by a L6 Qualified Careers Guidance Leader. Editable 21+ slide PowerPoint Lesson. Lesson includes: Lesson Assessment, Student Resources, Signposting to extra support services. Bonus Homework Activity and links to our videos and much more. Learning Outcomes: To reflect on the different ways in which people balance their work and life To recognise the role that you play in your family and community and consider how this might shape your career To consider how you want to move through different life stages and manage different life roles Some Key Terms Covered Work life balance, community, Adolescence ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ Each Careers Lesson Pack Contains: 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support careers Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) Student Worksheet(s) are included with some lessons Homework Activity Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker) Teacher Notes (On some slides) Focus on literacy 1 Hours worth of activities - including timings for every activity ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ Why not try out some of our other highly rated secondary careers units: ☞ Year 9 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 10 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 11 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 12 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 13 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit

This booklet allows students to study themselves to identify job they would enjoy and the different route to it. They are shown how to write a CV, cover letter and prepare for an interview. Wages and types of pay are studied along with tax and National Insurence

A writing frame designed for KS4 to talk about work/life balance. Once purchased, simply delete the word ‘PREVIEW’

Something for you, to help you plan for a work-life balance. The charts are intended to be enlarged to A3, laminated and filled in with board pens which can be wiped clean. Where students follow individual activity plans you could adapt the chart to suit. They are made to be customised and to that end there are also additional quotes to choose from. You can insert your own photos too.

WORK-LIFE BALANCE Maintaining a healthy balance between professional responsibilities and personal life can be challenging for educators. Long working hours, lesson planning, marking, meetings, communication, administrative tasks, and the emotional demands of teaching can easily extend beyond the school day and affect personal time and well-being. This module provides practical strategies for developing a more sustainable approach to work-life balance. It encourages educators to examine how their time and energy are being used, identify areas of unnecessary pressure, establish appropriate professional boundaries, and develop realistic routines that support both professional effectiveness and personal well-being. The module explores practical approaches to prioritizing responsibilities, managing workload, setting boundaries, protecting personal time, organizing tasks, and avoiding the expectation of being constantly available. It also encourages teachers to consider which responsibilities require immediate attention, which can be scheduled or delegated, and where more sustainable working practices can be introduced. Designed for teachers, mentors, pastoral teams, school leaders, and professional development programmes, this resource can be used for individual reflection, staff training, mentoring, induction, or whole-school well-being initiatives. SUITABLE FOR Teachers, early-career educators, mentors, middle leaders, senior leaders, pastoral teams, staff development coordinators, and schools seeking practical strategies to support sustainable working practices and educator well-being. This module forms part of the Teacher Well-Being Series and provides practical guidance for helping educators manage professional demands while protecting personal time, maintaining healthy boundaries, and developing a more sustainable approach to their careers.

This is a PDF of training that I put together for NQTs in my LA to give them some specific strategies on how to help manage their time and their workload. There are some 'quick wins' here, as well as some ideas on how to efficiently manage diaries using outlook and how to use meeting minutes to evidence meeting the teaching standards. I have used advice from TES forums in the training too - so I promised I would share it when it was done.

Do you find yourself losing track of books that are marked? Are you someone who stays up till the early hours with a mountain of book marking? That was me. This automatic book marking tracker will assist you in staying on top of marking by using a traffic light system to tell you when books are up to date, need to be marked soon or overdue. As a teacher of 20 separate classes per week this book marking tracker has been invaluable in helping me to stay on top of my own marking. My marking is now graded Outstanding. Book marking is important but so is having a life. This Marking Tracker will help you find a balance between the two. Take your gained time and spend it with your family, friends and loved ones. This tracker requires Excel.

Teacher Wellbeing & Professional Boundaries A practical, evidence-informed handbook for educators who want to support students compassionately without carrying every problem beyond the school day. Suitable For Primary and secondary teachers, special education staff, advisers, counsellors, pastoral teams, mentors, and school professionals. Develops Professional boundary-setting and role clarity Teacher wellbeing and work-life balance Referral, safeguarding, and follow-up practices Management of after-hours communication Strategies for reducing rumination and emotional overload Sustainable recovery and end-of-day routines Includes Quick-start guidance Responsibility Boundary framework End-of-Day Case Closure routine Boundary scripts and decision trees Safeguarding and referral guidance Realistic school scenarios Reflection and progress tools 30-Day Implementation Plan Ideal For CPD, staff wellbeing, teacher induction, mentoring, professional reflection, and individual development. A useful teacher wellbeing resource for building clear professional boundaries, protecting recovery time, and maintaining compassionate, sustainable practice.

Teacher Wellbeing Journal for school staff, designed to support reflection, professional growth, CPD tracking and work-life balance throughout the school year. This printable, undated staff wellbeing journal gives teachers a calm and structured space to reflect on their teaching practice, set professional goals, record CPD, review each term and think honestly about their wellbeing. It is suitable for personal professional use, staff wellbeing initiatives, CPD folders, coaching conversations and end-of-term reflection. The journal includes start-of-year intentions, professional goals, weekly reflections, termly reviews, work-life balance audit pages, CPD records and lesson reflection templates. This resource is not a performance management tool. It is intended as a supportive personal reflection journal for teachers and school staff. What’s included: 33-page printable PDF journal Start-of-year reflection pages Professional goal-setting pages Weekly reflection templates Termly review pages Work-life balance audit CPD record templates Lesson reflection pages Undated format for any school year Clean, calm, print-friendly layout Perfect for: Teachers School staff CPD folders Staff wellbeing Personal professional reflection Coaching and mentoring End-of-term review Work-life balance reflection NQT / ECT support Whole-school wellbeing initiatives Format: PDF file 33 pages A4 printable Undated No prep required Print and go

Work/life balance. Equilibrio entre vida laboral y vida personal is a ppt. to get students really thinking about the future of work and beyond. The aim is to get them thinking from a critical point of view. Analyze and problem solve issues which affect people in our society nowadays as we all try to juggle our work life and our family life. It has a listening exercise, lots of speaking practice, vocabulary and problem solving. I hope you will find this useful.

A complete, ready-to-teach Business English speaking lesson on stress, burnout, and work–life balance. Perfect for adult learners, one-to-one classes, or small groups. A complete, ready-to-teach Business English speaking lesson on stress, burnout, and work–life balance. Perfect for adult learners, one-to-one classes, or small groups. Lesson Focus Speaking fluency Work and lifestyle vocabulary Idioms and phrasal verbs Present Perfect vs Past Simple Discussion and personalisation What’s Included Full slide-based lesson (presentation format) Step-by-step teacher notes Vocabulary and discussion tasks Grammar focus section Video-based speaking activity Final fluency task Lesson Structure Warm-up discussion about work habits and stress Reading and vocabulary on working conditions Modal verbs for rules and obligations Present Perfect vs Past Simple (work experience) Burnout video discussion Idioms and phrasal verbs Personalised speaking tasks Final fluency activity: ideal work–life balance Level B1–B2 (Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate) Lesson Type Business English General English (adults) Speaking-focused lesson Class Format One-to-one lessons Small groups Online or face-to-face classes Duration 60–75 minutes Ideal For Adult professionals University students Business English learners Conversation classes Preparation Time Minimal. Just open the slides and teach. Keywords Business English, speaking lesson, work stress, burnout, work-life balance, adult ESL, B1 B2 speaking, conversation lesson, ESL slides, English for work.

Information and worksheet for pupils to understand that energy and food requirements differ among individuals depending on their age, activity levels and general health. Students are required to plan their own fictitious menu, including main meals and snacks.

Define then explore the concept of balance Consider why the principle of balance is important in many aspects of life. For an Online Lesson: Use Presentation and post worksheet on Google Classroom. Make a copy for each student. Explain WALTs (slide 2) Watch video (slide 3) on defining balance, students note down 3 things they learn about balance in bullet points on Balance Worksheet (Task 1: Defining Balance). Go through images on slides 4-12. Discuss how each shows balance. Use questioning or Google chat box if online. Also, ask some students to come live- hot seat. Slide 4 - Balance is about equal weights on each side- equilibrium. This equilibrium keeps things steady. Slide 5 - Why is work life balance important? What are the issues with too little or too much work or life? Slide 6- How does the ecosystem require balance for all to survive? What happens if one thing changes e.g. no sunlight? Slide 7- What skills do you need to maintain balance when surfing? Slide 8 - What type of personality are you? What are the issues of being too dominant? Too steady? Slide 9 - What did the Buddha men by the Middle Way? Why did he learn that living life to extremes is not good? How can Buddhists live following the Middle Way? (8 Fold Path) Slide 10 - Why is gravity important on earth? Slide 11 - What does this quote mean? Complete task 2 on worksheet: Exploring the meaning of balance. Students note down their ideas. Slide 13 shows a circle map. Students complete Circle map summary to define Balance (task 3 on worksheet). Suggestions: Stability Equality Not too much Not too little Fairness Even distribution Steady Middle Way Not going to extremes Different parts equal How do we know what balance is? We see it in gravity We see it in people and actions We see iit in how the earth works We see it Global warming Slide 14- Balance is about avoiding extremes! Students complete the table on the worksheet and fill all the empty boxes (Task 4 on Worksheet). Plenary: My representation of balance Create your own image to represent the concept of balance! (last task on worksheet)