Teacher Wellbeing in Australia

The tension—between commitment and burnout—is real, and it matters.

When the work clashes with personal and professional values, the cost isn’t just exhaustion. It can be moral injury: emotional harm caused by working in ways that don’t align with what you believe is right for students and for yourself.

At Teacher Wellbeing in Australia, we’re listening.

The National Teacher Survey invites current and former K–12 teachers across Australia to share their experiences—openly, honestly, and without judgment.

✅ 15‑minute online survey
✅ No prior knowledge needed
✅ Your voice helps shape a clearer picture of teacher wellbeing in real working conditions
👉 Survey link in bio
📣 Please share with other teachers

Thank you, teachers!

To past and present teacher's who've already shared your insights in this national study—your voices matter, and we’re deeply grateful for your time and honesty.

If you’ve taught in the Northern Territory, we’d especially love to hear from you. Your experience is essential in shaping a clearer picture of teacher wellbeing across Australia.

The survey takes about 15 minutes and is open to all current and former teachers.

🔗 Survey link in bio — and please feel free to share with colleagues.

Together, we can amplify teachers’ voices.

Is resilience enough? What do you think teachers need to thrive?

We’re inviting K–12 teachers across Australia to share what supports their wellbeing.

Through our National Teacher Survey, we’re exploring teacher wellbeing and moral injury—emotional harm that can occur when work conditions conflict with deeply held professional values.

15‑minute online survey
Open to all current or formerly registered Australian teachers
No prior knowledge needed—everyone’s perspective counts

Your contribution helps ensure the conversation about teacher wellbeing is understood in relation to working conditions and social context—not just to individuals.

SURVEY link https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6wWbT1hg8e1ePf8
INTERVIEW link https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cfa5x4oqmxHwPk

email [email protected]

Have you had to respond to to this sort of reasoning?

Through the National Teacher Survey, we’re exploring teacher wellbeing and moral injury—the emotional harm that can occur when work conditions conflict with deeply held professional values.

15‑minute online survey
Open to all current and former K–12 teachers across Australia
No prior knowledge needed—your experience matters

Your voice helps shift the conversation from blame to understanding.
Survey link in bio

📣 Please share with other teachers

Have you taught in Tasmania?

We want to hear from you.

The Australian National Teacher Wellbeing Survey is inviting teachers who are currently teaching—or have previously taught—in Tasmania to share their experiences.

This research explores teacher wellbeing and moral injury: the emotional impact that can occur when workplace conditions conflict with your professional values. No prior knowledge is needed—your perspective matters just as it is.

15‑minute online survey
Open to all K–12 teachers, past and present

Help shape a clearer picture of teacher wellbeing across Australia
Your voice helps show how wellbeing is shaped by real working conditions and social context.
👉 Survey link in Bio or email [email protected]

📣 Please share with other teachers across WA

Huge thanks to the teachers—past and present—who’ve already shared their voices in this national study! If you’ve taught in Western Australia, we’d especially love to hear from you. Your experience is essential in shaping a clearer picture of teacher wellbeing across Australia.

The survey takes about 15 minutes and is open to all current and former teachers.
🔗 Survey link in bio — and please feel free to share with colleagues.

Together, we can amplify teachers’ voices.

Feel free to email me at [email protected]

Teachers in Australia, your voice matters. 💬💙

Workload, wellbeing, values—these are not abstract ideas. They shape your everyday experience in schools. Yet, as research shows, teachers’ views are too often sidelined when policies are designed to address these challenges.

We’re inviting K–12 teachers across Australia to share what wellbeing really means to them. Through our National Teacher Survey, we’re exploring teacher wellbeing and moral injury—emotional harm that can occur when work conditions conflict with deeply held professional values.

✅ 15‑minute online survey
✅ Open to all current or formerly registered Australian teachers
✅ No prior knowledge needed—everyone’s perspective counts

Your contribution helps ensure teacher wellbeing is understood in relation to real working conditions and social context—not assumptions.

Survey link in Bio or email [email protected]

I made a point of not knowing much about neoliberalism...as soon as I started learning about teacher wellbeing in Australia I had to catch up fast! It seems to explain a great deal about contextual factors impacting the profession.

If you'd like to add your thoughts to our study looking at moral injury and teacher wellbeing you can complete an anonymus survey (link below), or email me on [email protected]

SURVEY Link
https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6wWbT1hg8e1ePf8

Teaching is very rewarding. Teaching is also hard! How does teacher wellbeing fit into this picture?

Our study is looking at how moral injury impacts teacher wellbeing in Australia.

Would you like to add your thoughts?

SURVEY Link
https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6wWbT1hg8e1ePf8

INTERVIEW Only Link
https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cfa5x4oqmxHwPk

Happy holidays!

Some teachers in Australia are frustrated and demoralised.

Is teaching what you expected? How is your wellbeing?

Share your thoughts through our study.

SURVEY Link
https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6wWbT1hg8e1ePf8

INTERVIEW Link
https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cfa5x4oqmxHwPk

It's almost Easter holidays for teachers in Australia. How are you feeling about that?

Through our wellbeing study, teachers are opening up about their experiences teaching in Australia, what they once expected, how things have changed, and how it feels now. Their stories are sobering, and their insights are both emotional and inspiring.

If you haven’t already, would you like to add your voice to the conversation? There are two ways to take part: complete an anonymous survey (link below), with the option to be interviewed, or go straight to an interview (link below).

SURVEY Link https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6wWbT1hg8e1ePf8

INTERVIEW Link
https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cfa5x4oqmxHwPk

Scroll through this post for more details about the study, or email me directly at [email protected]

Happy (restorative) holidays!