Light at the end of the tunnel for principals as burnout eases and engagement rebounds After years of strain, the latest survey examining the workplace wellbeing of Finnish school leaders shows an upswing. For years, the annual Principals' Barometer painted a bleak picture of the pressure they were under. But 2024 marked a turning point. “The covid pandemic cast a long shadow,” says Academy Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro of the University of Helsinki. https://educaflagship.fi/api/en/news/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-for-principals-as-burnout-eases-and-engagement-rebounds https://educaflagship.fi/api/en/news/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-for-principals-as-burnout-eases-and-engagement-rebounds/@@images/image-1200-07ae2e10f5658b2cd4d170c1af270e4e.jpeg

Light at the end of the tunnel for principals as burnout eases and engagement rebounds

After years of strain, the latest survey examining the workplace wellbeing of Finnish school leaders shows an upswing. For years, the annual Principals' Barometer painted a bleak picture of the pressure they were under. But 2024 marked a turning point. “The covid pandemic cast a long shadow,” says Academy Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro of the University of Helsinki.