Home ‘I was a burnt-out teacher: here’s my story’ ‘I was a burnt-out teacher: here’s my story’ Speaking at LKMCo and Tes’s Canaries in the Mine debate last week, former teacher Eleanor Bernardes tells her story 28th March 2019, 4:56pm Ed Dorrell Share ‘I was a burnt-out teacher: here’s my story’ https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/i-was-burnt-out-teacher-heres-my-story Copy Link Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more 'Sir Tim Brighouse loved, cherished and respected teachers' Ed Dorrell • 18th December 2023 Through turbulent times, the Tes newsroom thrives Ed Dorrell • 20th May 2020 Taped-off playgrounds leave a hole in our communities Ed Dorrell • 12th April 2020 Out of this crisis, teachers could be reborn Ed Dorrell • 3rd April 2020 Recent Most read Most shared How to teach a values-rich literacy curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 December 2024 How to write the perfect teacher cover letter Analysis 18 December 2024 What can Singapore teach us about education in England? Teaching & Learning 18 December 2024 Having 9 GCSE grades ‘reduces reliability’, says MAT CEO News 11 December 2024 Primary maths: 4 lessons from China’s master teachers Teaching & Learning 15 December 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 11 December 2024 Ofsted criticises curriculum ‘barriers’ for SEND pupils in mainstream News 16 December 2024 3 ways live modelling revolutionised my students’ writing Teaching & Learning 16 December 2024 What do headteachers look for in job applicants? Analysis 16 December 2024