This independent research project seeks to investigate the wellbeing experiences of Australian teachers and nurses during a time of crisis, how their governing institutions managed their wellbeing, and how teacher and nurse wellbeing compare. It aims to explore the perspectives and experiences of frontline teachers and nurses, and the systemic or structural support for the wellbeing of teachers and nurses provided by their respective workplaces during and following the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022).

Although wellbeing research is slowly emerging for these professions, literature often focuses on student and patient focused wellbeing. This survey is the first of its kind in that it seeks to explore the lived experiences of teachers and nurses Australia-wide, from both public and independent sectors. We are searching for information about what really happened and what’s still happening regarding wellbeing in the workplace during and post-COVID as told by Australia teachers and nurses – their voices and their experiences.

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• Must be teachers and nurses who worked in Australia during the 2020-2022 COVID-19 pandemic (in either a full-time, part-time, or casual capacity).
• Must be over 18 years of age.
• Must be primary or high school teachers. Early childhood or tertiary educators are not eligible for the study (differing union and mandated lockdown employment practices exclude them from this study), OR
• Must be nurses who were employed by a hospital or GP/Clinic. Nurses who worked in aged-care facilities during the pandemic are not eligible for the study (differing union and mandated lockdown employment practices exclude them from this study).

• Ms Bianka Costigan
• Prof Peter Bodycott
• Dr Suzanne Carroll

For more information contact: Bianka.Costigan@Canberra.edu.au