Compassionate Mind Training for Teachers, Staff and Educators (CMT-TSE)

This CPD is delivered through 6 x 1.5hrs sessions on Microsoft Teams.

These sessions take place on Thursdays 4.15pm – 5:45pm on the following dates:

• 24th April 2025
• 8th May 2025
• 22nd May 2025
• 5th June 2025
• 12th June 2025
• 26th June 2025.

This six-module CPD promotes educator wellbeing and prosocial behaviours through a combination of psychoeducation as to emotion regulation and compassion and the introduction of evidence-based mind-body imagery and reflective practices.

It has been shown through rigorous trial and high-quality quartile one peer-reviewed publications to:

• decrease depression
• decrease stress
• decrease self-criticism
• increase compassion to self and others
• improve emotion regulation
• improve work-life balance
• improve job satisfaction
• improve physiological health

All of the above are important aspects of general wellbeing and good mental health.

Units and Contents

Throughout your time on this course you will cover the following: 

• understanding of compassion and our tricky brains
• exploration of emotions and the stress response
• building the compassionate mind
• using the compassionate mind to address stress and promote better emotion regulation
• using the compassionate mind to address tricky situations with others
• using the compassionate mind to address problems of self-criticism
• compassionate communication and compassionate flows: use in everyday life/a whole school and organisation ethos

Who is this course for

This course is designed for those working within educational settings, as well as individuals working in high labour/burn-out occupations, who wish to improve their psychological and physiological well-being.

Example testimonials

Since completing the training, I have been able to adopt and apply some of the strategies Frankie (Professor Frances Maratos) has taught us, specifically the breath work, regal walking and inner voice “tone” piece have been invaluable. Overall, this has been an excellent course and highly recommended - Sports Psychologist, 2024

The PRU is really struggling at the moment with a lot of staff absence and stress and their SLT is in shreds due to various things. CMT-TSE is certainly helping. I know, because I also do individual reflective supervision with these people and they have told me how the first 2 sessions have given them food for thought. Your work is helping people Frankie, just as it
was designed to - Emotional Health and Wellbeing Lead, 2023

I’m ruminating less now because I’m starting to use self-compassion techniques and being more understanding of how others might perceive a situation as well. So that’s been a real positive from the training for me - Teacher, 2019

CMT exercises enhance my wellbeing by enabling me to engage with self-dialogue that is far more supportive and encouraging (both on terms of tone and content). They help me to feel good about myself… - Teacher, 2018

The education sector are currently facing a recruitment and retention crisis. It is well known that many teachers feel overworked, under-appreciated and stressed. The partnership work carried out with the University of Derby has enabled us to invest in our staff’s mental health and wellbeing. This project has come at the right time for us. Never has it been more important or needed. I cannot thank the University enough - Head Teacher, 2018.

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Additional information about your studies

Minimum numbers

Please note that this course is subject to minimum numbers in order to run.

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