PPA Buddy

Feet up. Chair on. Phone face down.
Yes, I nearly talked myself out of this.

Because there’s always a reason not to stop: emails, planning, “I’ll do it later”.

But tired isn’t a time management problem. It’s a signal.
So today I’m treating rest like a task I’m allowed to complete.
   •   Pitfall: waiting for a “quiet week” → Healthier: book 45 mins anyway
   •   Pitfall: calling rest a reward → Healthier: calling it maintenance
   •   Pitfall: filling the gap with guilt → Healthier: one deep breath and done

If you needed permission, take it.

Comment ME TIME if you’re claiming 30 mins this week. 💆‍♀️
If workload is what’s stealing it, you know where PPA Buddy is.

You can have empathy and boundaries at the same time.

A rude email can come from stress.
An abrupt colleague might be firefighting.
A defiant pupil might be dysregulated.
A line manager might be under pressure.

All true.

And you still get to reply calmly, clearly, and in working hours.
You’re not matching chaos with chaos.

If you want more scripts like this (and a teacher space that doesn’t turn into a moan-fest), comment BOUNDARY and I’ll send the Skool link.

We keep asking why CPD doesn’t change practice.

But most of it is built for a version of teachers that doesn’t exist.

Not the ones finishing five lessons.
Not the ones managing behaviour all day.
Not the ones scraping together energy at 3.30pm.

That isn’t resistance.
It’s bandwidth.

If we want CPD to make a difference, it has to match the reality teachers are in — not an idealised one.

Small shifts.
Big difference.

👇 If you’ve ever sat in CPD running on fumes, this one’s for you.

Yesterday I got up at 5am… and didn’t follow my plan.

No content planning.
No batching.
No trying to win the day before breakfast.

The forecast promised blue skies, so I cooked soup for the flask, packed warm coats, and bundled my sleepy family into the car for a surprise road trip.

Beach by 9:30.

And honestly? That spontaneity is what keeps me alive. It’s what makes me want to do more… not less.

Wellbeing isn’t always a rigid routine.
Sometimes it’s a tiny rebellion: Choosing the moment over the to-do list.

If you’re a teacher, you know the job will expand into every gap you leave it. So the skill isn’t “getting more organised”.

It’s spotting a window of light… and taking it without asking permission.

What’s one slightly spontaneous thing you could do next week that would make you feel like you again?

💬 A-Level results check-in time…

If you’re wading through a tidal wave of:

📧 Emails from anxious parents
📄 Access to Script requests
📆 JCQ deadlines that don’t care it’s summer

…you’re not alone.

Right now, thousands of teachers are juggling holiday life with post-results life. And it’s exhausting.

I’ve made something to help:
A ready-to-use A-level Results Appeals Tracker that auto-calculates deadlines, colour-codes urgency, and keeps you sane through the sprint.

Grab it free here 🔗 https://ppabuddy.com/a-level-results-appeals-tracker/

💬 Or comment ‘RECLAIM’ and I’ll DM the article straight to you.

Protect your time now. Your future self will thank you. 💛

You are not a machine.
Your body keeps the receipts.

The late-night marking.
The skipped meals.
The never-ending emails.

And one day
If you’re not careful
It will ask you to pay up.

🧠 Your wellbeing isn’t a luxury.
It’s the foundation.
Because if you don’t make time for your wellness,
you will be forced to make time for your illness.

📌 Save this as your reminder.

💬 Comment WELLNESS if you’re choosing you this week.

📣 Tag a teacher who needs to read this.