Survive Teaching PDHPE, CAFS & HMS Without Burnout

Another school year is here.

New syllabuses.
New expectations.
Same limited energy.

If you are already feeling the weight of PDHPE, CAFS and Health and Movement Science in NSW, you are not imagining it. The workload has increased. The pace has intensified. The pressure to do it all has not eased.

Here is the truth.
You cannot survive another year by working harder.

In this week’s episode of The PDHPE & CAFS Podcast, I share what I learned the hard way after burnout showed up more than once in my own teaching career.

This is not theory.
This is not toxic positivity.
These are practical strategies that support you for the long game.

One of the most powerful shifts you can make this year is setting a clear intention. A word for the year that guides your decisions when everything feels urgent. Sustainability. Boundaries. Systems. One word can shape hundreds of choices across the year.

We also talk honestly about time.
Your afternoons.
Your weekends.
Your holidays.

These are not optional extras. They are not renewable resources.

Teaching is your work. It is not your entire life. Reframing school as work, not identity, is a mindset shift that protects your wellbeing without reducing your impact in the classroom.

This episode also explores working smarter through systems, boundaries and support, rather than opening the laptop every single night.

You became a NSW primary teacher, PDHPE, CAFS or HMS teacher to connect with students, not to burn yourself out behind a screen.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://www.thelearnnet.com/161

If you are ready to reclaim your afternoons, weekends and holidays, this episode is for you.