ABSTRACT
Teaching is rewarding, exciting, challenging, demanding and pressured. The latest results from the Teaching and Learning International Survey showed that over 90% of teachers around the world were satisfied with their job and their performance. Resilience can be thought of as positive adaptation in the face of adversity, not a personality trait, but a phenomenon that can be encouraged or restricted by a range of internal and external factors. Causes of stress may vary from teacher to teacher or even for the same teacher at different times, depending upon their current level of resilience and the calls upon it. Personal experiences external to school, including physical health, life events or personal finances can all affect teachers' level of resilience. The most frequently reported school-based factors contributing to teacher stress include dealing with pupils’ disruptive behaviour, coping with a heavy workload, school ethos and lack of support from colleagues or managers.
