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Looking after yourself

Administrators are often extremely busy, mostly desk-based and sometimes isolated in their roles. This series of videos offers suggestion to help maintain your wellbeing and safety while working.

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Managing your workspace

This session helps you to review the space where you work and to remind yourself to move and stretch during the working day.

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Coping when it's busy

In this video we hear tips from busy administrators and others about what to do when our workload feels overwhelming. 

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Preparing for holidays and other absences

These videos offer practical steps to help you prepare for a short-term absence like a holiday, along with suggestions for maintaining an administration handbook if you need to be away for longer, or are moving on.

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The value of networking

An experienced administrator in Lincolnshire shares why she values networking for both professional development and for personal wellbeing.

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